How do i get my xp computer to see my 300 gb hd?
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you could be having a hardware problem rather than just windows not seeing your drive, it depends on your motherboard's ability to support that capacity drive!\nwhat you need to do is provide the specs of your computer so readers can get an idea of what we're dealing with here so we will be better able to advice you, but in my opinion it more seems hardware than software problem, sometimes it could even be simply a jumper setting on your hard drive or mainboard that will allow windows to see your full capacity, it can be a sticky situation, check your board's BIOS also and see if updates are available for it as that could also be a problem too, in all of this i do wish you good luck.
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I'm assuming you have Microsoft Windows.  I hope you do, becuase I don't know much about other operating systems.  A backup will not free up space on your hard drive.  To do that, you should try, first of all, to defragment your hard drive.  You should also do this at regular intervals, once every other month or so.  \nTo defragment your hard drive, go to the start menu.  In XP, open "All Programs", then "Accessories". Go to "System Tools", and click on "Disk Defragmentor".  This will open a window.  Select the drive you want to defragment (there should be only one, unless you have more than one drive, or have an external device).  Click "Analyze".  This will cause the program to read the files on your hard drive.  \nMany times when you save files on your hard drive, they will not all be saved on the same track on your hard drive (kind of like tracks on a CD, if that helps you understand).  The disk defragmentor moves the physical files on your harddrive so that they are continuous.  This doesn't change file names or anything like that, just their physical location on the disk.  This helps the hard drive perform faster, since it doesn't have to look as hard for each file.  \nAfter the defragment program has run (it may take a while), go back to the "System Tools" and click on "Disk Cleanup".  This is going to take a long time, whether your computer is usually fast or not.  Just follow the directions.  It will scan your files on you drive.  It will compress old files, or ones that aren't used very often, and delete temporary files.  Those are usually like files that websites use to keep track of you, cookies, etc.  For example, Yahoo! uses cookies to keep track of your preferences, like what color you want, things like that.  You don't really need these files.  In older Windows operating systems, the procedures are basically the same.
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if you are still using the original OS on the original HD....\n\nSort the 'windows' directory by date & time, you should be able to tell when your operating system was loaded...\n\nHope this helps !
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Important If you follow these steps on a hard disk that is not empty, all the data on that hard disk is permanently deleted. We recommend that you back up your hard disk before you follow these steps.\n\nTo partition and format your hard disk by using the Windows XP Setup program: 1. Insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive or DVD-ROM drive, or insert the first Windows XP Setup disk into the floppy disk drive, and then restart the computer.\n\nNote To start your computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM (or from the startup disk), your computer must be configured to start from the CD-ROM drive, the DVD-ROM drive, or the floppy disk drive. In some cases, you may have to modify your computer's BIOS settings to set this configuration. For information about how to configure your computer to start from the CD-ROM drive, the DVD-ROM drive, or the floppy disk drive, see the documentation that is included with your computer, or contact the computer manufacturer. \n2. If you are starting the computer from the Windows XP CD-ROM, select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do this.\n\nNote If your hard disk controller requires a third-party original equipment manufacturer (OEM) driver, press F6 to specify the driver.\n\nFor more information about how to use F6 to supply a third-party OEM device driver while the Windows Setup program is running, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: \n314859 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314859/) Limited OEM driver support is available with F6 during Windows XP Setup \nIf you are starting from the Windows XP Setup disks, insert each of the additional disks when you are prompted, and then press ENTER to continue after you insert each disk. \n3. At the Welcome to Setup page, press ENTER. \n4. \nNote If you are using the Setup disks (6 bootable disks), the setup will prompt you to instert the Windows XP CD.  \n5. Press F8 to accept the Windows XP Licensing Agreement. \n6. If an existing Windows XP installation is detected, you are prompted to repair it. To bypass the repair, press ESC. \n7. All the existing partitions and the unpartitioned spaces are listed for each physical hard disk. Use the ARROW keys to select the partition or the unpartitioned space where you want to create a new partition. Press D to delete an existing partition, or press C to create a new partition by using unpartitioned space. If you press D to delete an existing partition, you must then press L (or press ENTER, and then press L if it is the System partition) to confirm that you want to delete the partition. Repeat this step for each of the existing partitions that you want to use for the new partition. When all the partitions are deleted, select the remaining unpartitioned space, and then press C to create the new partition.\n\nNote If you want to create a partition where one or more partitions already exist, you must first delete the existing partition or partitions, and then create the new partition. \n8. Type the size in megabytes (MB) that you want to use for the new partition, and then press ENTER, or just press ENTER to create the partition with the maximum size. \n9. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 to create additional partitions if you want them. \n10. If you want to install Windows XP, use the ARROW keys to select the partition where you want to install Windows XP, and then press ENTER. If you do not want to format the partition and install Windows XP, press F3 two times to quit the Windows Setup program, and then do not follow the remaining steps. In this case, you must use a different utility to format the partition. \n11. Select the format option that you want to use for the partition, and then press ENTER. You have the following options: • Format the partition by using the NTFS file system (Quick) \n• Format the partition by using the FAT file system (Quick) \n• Format the partition by using the NTFS file
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If you upgrade with files in the recycling bin then they will be over written.\n\nTake them out of the trash and move them to the root (C:/ ) directory. Install XP over top of 98SE. But make sure you DON'T choose the option to format your C: Drive and they will still be there.\n\nOnly problem I see is if your old computer had 98 on it then it's prolly too old to run XP. Look for something a lil newer.
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Ok, here's what you're going to need to do.  Stage 1: Format your entire hard drive.  Stage 2: Partition the disk to your liking, so for this example, 50-50, half Windows (NTFS), half Linux (ext3), and a swap file which should be double your RAM.  Stage 3: Install Windows XP on the NTFS partition.  Stage 4: Install Ubuntu on the second partition (ext3).  During the Ubuntu installation, it will mention something about the GRUB Bootloader, and it will detect the Windows XP Partition.  Make sure that setups up correctly, and then you should be good to go.  The GRUB bootloader should take over the MBR (Master Boot Record), because naturally Windows XP thinks it owns the machine, and GRUB needs to take the MBR over so it can let you choose which OS it wants.\nIf you need further assistance, email me at pritesh_patel52@yahoo.com
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Equip Your HD To ur Computer. Have Ur XP Install CD In Your CD/DVD Rom Drive. Follow The Installation Instructions As They Pop Up.
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Buy a program that "bleaches" the hard drive space.  Simply formatting the drive still leaves data retrievable, it's just not seen by Windows.
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you need a full version of XP not an upgrade disk ... i would imagine u could keep 98 installed on an old harddrive and stored in a drawer until you need it ... if you need to install XP then just plug in da Second HD with 98 on it and let ur upgrade see dat one ...you dont have to install over the same HD i dont think ...
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Well if you formated you HD then you really cant back up the info inless you have a professional recover the info or slave it to another computer and use a 3 party program. You can find them online. \n\nIf you have already formated the drive, What i would attempt to just suck it up and try reinstalling the OS. if it doesnt boot then there must be something up with the boot loader or a currupted file somewhere on the system which is making it reboot. Also is the xp disk that you are using a valid disk and not a copy. if its a copy it might have been during the copy that a file got currpted. Also is the hard in good condition. If there is a bad sector or section on the hard drive that is not mark, when it load the os it will place important file in that sector which in turn cause issues. try running check disk to make it mark the bad sector on the hard drive.  You also might want to try using the ASR on the xp disk. The will try and recover your os. But no gurentee that it will.
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Go into Computer management from the start menu  in your administrative tools and Disk management. If there is free space left on the hard disk it will show up there. Then you just right click on the free space and create an extended partition. \n\nYou do not need the XP cd.
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MACOS cannot view FAT32 formatted anything. It has to be NTFS, if your XP box is formatted FAT32, you will have a problem.
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First...the OS..is your Operating System. Which is XP-Home...When you reformat your HD...You do a complete restore...There's a restore partition on your HD..no matter the version of Xp you have.  Usually one can get to that partiton by pressing one of the F then numbers 1-12...Not sure which yours is. If you have the booklet that came with your laptop..I recomend you read it... Information should be under a heading like Restoring your computer. Remember...to reformat..you need to do a complete restore...which case you will loose all saved information...If you have picture or files you dont want to loose..back them up by writing them to cd or disk.
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part of the installation process for xp is to erase the hard drive including previous system. if you do not want to erase 98 you can leave it but they don't work together. good luck.
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format your c drive and do a clean installation of XP... make sure you have the drivers for your monitor...
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Unfortunatly Windows xp cant see any thing more then around 137 to 143 gigs per drive It has something to do with the way windows formats the drives. I know this for experiance I would love it if there was a way i could do that with my 250 gig drive but NTFS formating and Fat32 prevent it from happening.
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Do yourself a favor and buy a licensed copy of XP.  \n\nAnd when you get it, reinstall Windows doing a "clean" install.  You'll be surprised how much of a difference that will make.  Look into making backups onto DVD or a second hard drive as well.  Once you do a clean install and reinstall all the apps you use the most, make a backup right away.  That way you'll have a quick restore disc you can go back to anytime you have problems down the road.