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Subject: Re: Is Maxtor better than Western Digital for chess?

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 01:49:31 01/06/05

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On January 05, 2005 at 12:22:22, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On January 05, 2005 at 11:07:17, Sally Weltrop wrote:
>
>>Do not forget when u install w2K that at first it will not recognize ALL your HD
>>space. Say u bought a 200GB HD. When you're version of Win is up and running it
>>will only see about 137 (incl. OS space) so then u have to upgrade your ver to
>>SP3 and then it'll see all of it BUT you have to merge the remaining space which
>>should be unformatted into the 137 u already have. I used Partion Magic 8 for
>>this and it does a way better job than Computer Management in WinXP Home Ed. Let
>>me know if you have any problems or questions.
>
>Wouldn't it just be easier to slipstream sp4 into your Windows 2000 installation
>and not have to use Partition Magic at all?
>
>It is very easy to do. And it is supported by MS themselves. You can also auto
>insert your product key, all the latest hotfixes, and even a few tweaks along
>the way.
>
>I do this with my Windows 2000 cd and my Windows XP cd. It makes for a cleaner
>installation, and less headaches.

it would've been easier if I knew this existed. Thanks for the tip. M reading a
page on how to do it. Doesn't look2 hard
>
>Peter



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