max_carpenter Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 Good Morning Everyone,I have got a Netbook here with a SDD harddrive. It actually has two harddrives one being 8GB and the other being 4GB. Now Windows refuses to install on the 8GB saying its not compatible and I have tried everything I can to get it to but it just won't so I have got to install it on the 4GB one. Using Nlite I am trying to get it as small as possible but I am struggling to have any room left on the harddrive once installed.I have got it down to just under 3GB but I really want it at 2Gb so that half the harddrive is left.The person I am installing it for wants to be able to surf the net, Play the 'Card Games' and I will install Office for them using the 8GB partion as well as a few other things.Has anyone got any suggestions or a Session I can look at to get XP that small?Regards,Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I haven't stripped anything off my XP, have Java and Virtual Box installed and am only using 1.83 GB. I don't know why yours would be at 3 GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_carpenter Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Hmm intresting. Thought it was running a bit high. The only thing is I added the Drivers in using Nlite so they are all installed. The first time I tried to run a couple of Microsoft updates but there wasn't enough space so I reinstalled again and took a look and there was hardly any room (admittidly pagefile was using the last remaining GB)I have just seen someones configurations for another Asus Eee PC so I am copying theirs for now and see how that turns out with my drivers put in. I have added nothing apart from drivers and cut out as much as possible as the end user only wants to web browse and use MS office + Messenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_carpenter Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 Nlite process finished:Total Size: 329.18MBDrivers: 48.34MBSaved Space: 245.02MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponch Posted February 23, 2010 Share Posted February 23, 2010 I have got a Netbook here with a SDD harddrive. It actually has two harddrives one being 8GB and the other being 4GB. Now Windows refuses to install on the 8GB saying its not compatible and I have tried everything I can to get it to but it just won't so I have got to install it on the 4GB one.You mean 1 harddrive, SSD, 16GB(?) with 2 partitions, right ? What's keeping you from repartitionning? Do you need to keep the recovery partition if any ?Is "the person" a friend or a client ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_carpenter Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 No Windows is reporting it as two harddrive 0 and 1. I have deleted partions but I can't create one out of two drives. I haven't had a physical look at it yet I will do so at lunch although I haven't actually seen a SSD. The other person is actually my GF :-)I have deleted the partions and recreated both to NTFS and don't understand why Windows is refusing to install on the 8GB. Even if I partion that one first so its Drive C in the Win Setup (booting from CD).I will take a look at lunch inside the netbook and if still no luck going to try the orginal xp disk just to see if it will take the 8gb drive although I doubt it.Regards,Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_carpenter Posted February 23, 2010 Author Share Posted February 23, 2010 (edited) Right I have had a good look at the laptop, Firstly here is what the Windows XP Setup reports as harddrives:3847MB Disk 0 at ID 0 on bus 0 on atapi7696MB Disk 0 at ID 1 on bus 0 on atapithere are currently partiions and reports there are two un-partioned areas one for each disk.When I opened up the underside I found the 8GB harddrive and when removed its still boots up fine with just the 4GB drive but I cannot find the 4GB physically anywhere. I have been speaking to my collegue who told me to use fdisk first to partition the 8gb but that doesn't even see the 8gb drive. Looks like I am just going to have to put up with this 4gb. I have made a nlite windows and I think its the best I can do and with pagefilling off on the c drive I am hoping that will give me about a 1gb free on C which will have to do.Regards,Max Edited February 23, 2010 by max_carpenter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_carpenter Posted February 24, 2010 Author Share Posted February 24, 2010 Good Morning, Just to let you all know I have managed to sort it all out.I managed to get an Nlite Windows just under 1GB installed so thats fine.Thanks anyway.Regards,Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-force Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 @ max_carpenterIt would be nice to know how you solved your problem(s) - so others could benefit. THX Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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