This is really off topic:



a) WinNT you can only format a partition up to 4GB during text mode install.

This is because the bootstrap loader files need to be in areas that are

addressable by the file system



b) Win2k/XP use a different method of addressing files (including the boot

strap loaders) on partitions greater than 4GB. WinNT also supports this if

you have SP4 or later - the problem is that you can't install SP4 during the

text mode setup of WinNT :-)



If you want to use a Win2k CD to create a partition greater than 4GB, you

will have to boot off the CD. Do not run setup from within WindowsNT. You

will have to delete the existing partitions, create a new partition of the

size you want, and format it.



Cheers

Ken



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From: "e n z o" <enzaux@g...>

Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: WINNT formatting hdd





Oleg,



        I've tried to format my other PC using win2000 but it seems the

wizard didn't come up with the format option :( and I have no choice but to

just upgrade my existing OS.



Thanks by they way!!!



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Thanks ken for a much deeper explanation :)



Many Thanks,



Enzo :)

----- Original Message -----

From: "Ken Schaefer" <ken@a...>

To: "ASP Web HowTo" <asp_web_howto@p...>

Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:18 PM

Subject: [asp_web_howto] OT: RE: WINNT formatting hdd





> This is really off topic:

>

> a) WinNT you can only format a partition up to 4GB during text mode

install.

> This is because the bootstrap loader files need to be in areas that are

> addressable by the file system

>

> b) Win2k/XP use a different method of addressing files (including the boot

> strap loaders) on partitions greater than 4GB. WinNT also supports this if

> you have SP4 or later - the problem is that you can't install SP4 during

the

> text mode setup of WinNT :-)

>

> If you want to use a Win2k CD to create a partition greater than 4GB, you

> will have to boot off the CD. Do not run setup from within WindowsNT. You

> will have to delete the existing partitions, create a new partition of the

> size you want, and format it.

>

> Cheers

> Ken

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> From: "e n z o" <enzaux@g...>

> Subject: [asp_web_howto] RE: WINNT formatting hdd

>

>

> Oleg,

>

>         I've tried to format my other PC using win2000 but it seems the

> wizard didn't come up with the format option :( and I have no choice but

to

> just upgrade my existing OS.

>

> Thanks by they way!!!

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

>

>




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