installing XP on new hard drive... HELP! 6

[NigelJMills]

Hi all,
I am fairly new to this forum, used it loads in the past but have recently returned. My Wife had a HP touch screen all in one and the hard drive failed. So i thought i would take the opertunity to get a BIG hard drive 2TB and reinstall her software (needed to be big and she is an artist who does alot image manipulation).

When I came to install XP the system wouldnt recognise the new HD, After asking a couple of mates they said XP cant recognise HD's this big. So I'm a little stuck with how i am gonna reinstall. Any help would be greatly recieved.

 

[goombawaho]

I'd rather be right (move on from XP) and be single.

"Living tomorrow is everyone's sorrow.
Modern man's daydreams have turned into nightmares.

 

[cdogg]

I'd rather be right (move on from XP) and be single.

Hahaha. Easier to say after being married for a few years! [tab]


Nigel,
Glad to hear that worked for you. Just be aware of the limitations with selecting IDE in the BIOS that I mentioned above.

 

[billyjoemc]

Maybe drivers dont support windows xp anymore, try to install newer version of windows.

 

[xwb]

It could be that the version of XP Pro you have does not support SATA. Try slip streaming with SP3 to create XP Pro SP3. Then use that disk to install.

I have the same situation with my wife (also customer). She doesn't want 7/8: only wants XP.