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are U sure ?
Why then BIOS reports 160 Gb ?
In other words BIOS counts decimal (as the manufacterer) but Windows, not to uppset Mr. Gates who used to programm machines using "ones" and "zeroes" sticks to the binary system !! :-)
Yes, indeed Windows reprts 150 Gbytes...
Dholt, I don't blame members of the Forum who tried to help. On the contrary, I thank everybody, and personally I really appreciate this type of forum. It looks very professional. Thing is, that I am used to have a very determined link between CAUSE and EFFECT (I use to work as a research...
This is a Reply to MY question !!
After several attempts trying different techniques (there is no space to detail here) finally the only thing that (for the time being 'cause I'm actually installing XP now)passed me over that Error was rewriting MBR and Boot Sector from Console Recovery ...
On a new "untouched" HDD as on a completly reformatted HDD, I get the same message preventing me to go further with installation of XP :
Error:
Installation Failed: D:\I386\asms. Error message: The parameter is incorrect
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Fatal Error:
One of the components that Windows needs to...
The HDD was partitioned in W98, but I don't remember if I used, or how, an EZ-drive. I think I didn't, not being necesary.Now, I wanted to be sure that everything is erased I used the whole disk for Primary partition for OS install, I did even a probably useless DOS "fdisk /mbr"
I...
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