Tweak option needed for {old] OS's with large drives

[mikesw]

Here's a MSoft KB article on old Windows OS' i.e. Win2KSP2 vs. SP4 that one must do to overcome

the 137gig limit so that disk corruption doesn't occur. So if one is slipping to SP2 and not SP4 or as an

added safeguard it would be helpful that Nlite make a modification to the registry so that when the OS

on the CD is installed, that LBA issues aren't blamed on NLITE or that one hasn't forgotten about doing

this etc. I'm currently planning on upgrading to a Maxtor 500Gig drive and they mention that one needs

to install a patch (I assume the registry fix) if this HDD is being installed to prevent data loss.

I don't know if MSoft came out with a hotfix for this and what the KB# is.

As for XP or Vista, I assume this isn't an issue regardless of the service pack installed.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/305098

[AgiHammerklau]

To overcome the 137GB limit, you need the reg.exe from SUPPORT\TOOLS\SUPPORT.CAB from your W2K CD.

Agi

[Ponch]

As for XP or Vista, I assume this isn't an issue regardless of the service pack installed.

I think you do need SP1 with XP.

[AgiHammerklau]

And your BIOS should support it as well.

Agi