Stop Microsoft
All Things Microsoft => Microsoft Software => Topic started by: msdos464 on 25 January 2004, 17:12
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I hope nobody has started thread like this before...
I used to have Win Me, then I moved to XP pro. It worked
almost like I excepted, then I got new hard drive which
was 200 gt, my old was 40 gt.
When I put second hd to my computer, I had some mess whit
master pinn (or jumper or what ever)... I mean that little
thing that connects those 2 little wires. Anyway when I
finally made it and proceeded to installing Windows to new
hard drive. Well, first I thought that I'll just keep one
big 200 gt part and installed Win XP to it. Installation went
whitout error messages, and I thought every thing would work.
I was wrong. When I booted my computer, error message appeared
to my screen: "NTLDR no found" (error message was in finnish,
but I guess it would be that in english).
I was suprised, and tried to install windows again. Same error
message... =/ I called to some my friends, one of them said that
it's much better choise to split hd to 20 and 180 gt parts.
When I did this, and installed Win to 20 gt part, everything
worked! Whee... I'm just wondering why hell windowns can't be
installed to "too big" hard drive? I mean it can be installed,
but it giver really weirdo error message.
Finally it took 8 hours to make all work like it should =)
Windows worked well 20 days, then I had to format C and install
windows and lots of software again.
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Probably a compatibility issue with either your hardware, or WinXP. There's a lot of goofy limits on hard drives out there, so who knows.
(BTW: It's "gb" not "gt". (http://smile.gif) )
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Oh... Here in finland everything is different =)
If somewhere reads gb is it giga byte or bit?
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Giga byte.
Oh, and "NTLDR not found" - I've seen that at my school lots of times (Windows 2000). Fixable, but would show up for no reason. (http://redface.gif)
[ January 25, 2004: Message edited by: WMD ]