Usually, when you use an upgrade cd, you can boot from that cd and do a direct install.  It usually offers you a chance to format 
the old drive, which I would do here to get rid of any of the old stuff that failed.  Sometime it then asks for the cd of the o.s. 
that  you are upgrading from, at which time you insert the old cd.  It is not necessary to actually install the old o.s.  You just 
insert the old cd until it is satisfied.

The cmos settings should be set to automatic, I would think.  That is - if I recall - on the very first page of the BIOS page.  You 
should be able to  do that.

There is a potential problem, however, if XP thinks that the license has already been used for the upgrade cd.  You might have to 
call Microsoft to get approval.  It is usually easy when you explain what you are doing.

HTH

Dean Kukral

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "g.Computer9f" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 2:25 PM
Subject: [PCBUILD] 160GB hard drive with XP SP1


A friend of mine had Best Buy put in a new primary hard drive for her and asked me to help her install the XP OS.   When we started 
the install, I discovered that all she had was an UPGRADE CD of XP SP1 and needed to install Windows 2000 first.

The Win2000 install stopped while "installing devices" which I think were keyboard and mouse, but the screen went blank and 
displayed a very small blue window that said only "Out of Range"

At this point I rebooted with XP SP1 Upgrage and it went to the same point with the same error window.  I'm wondering if Win2000 and 
XP SP1 will accomodate a disk size above 120GB??  I know XP SP2 will, but I'm not sure about SP1.

Should Best Buy have adjusted something in her BIOS to accomodate the larger drive?  It apparently formatted and partitioned ok, 
from all I could tell.

Thanks,
Anna Summers

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