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Lost hard drive space after re-inst
Name: Julian Prior Date: January 30, 2005 at 10:49:21 Pacific OS: Windows XP Home CPU/Ram: Athlon 2.3GH/512Ram
Comment:
I've just re-installed WIN XP after a fault and my 200GB hard drive space has been whittled down to 4.4GB. On re-installing I was given the option of either using FAT32 or NTFS . I used the NTFS, can you help, should I have re-installed using the FAT 32 system and is that the way to get all my hard-drive space back?
Name: angrymen2001 Date: January 30, 2005 at 10:55:30 Pacific
Reply:
By any chance did you do a reformat and reinstall? Or just a reinsrall?
The dumbest question is the one not asked
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: January 30, 2005 at 10:58:34 Pacific
Reply:
It appears you didn't partition & format the drive correctly. Even so, you won't get the full 200GB until you install SP1 or SP2, unless you have a newer XP CD that has the SP already incorporated into it.
If you partition & format using the XP CD, you MUST use NTFS on partitions 32GB in size or larger. Below that, you can use either FAT32 or NTFS.
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Response Number 3
Name: Julian Prior Date: January 30, 2005 at 11:03:45 Pacific
Reply:
I did reformat before I re-installed, does that make a difference. The Win XP CD does have SP2 on it.At least thats what it says in my general description System folder
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