Introduction and questions from (maybe) new XP user.
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From: Robbie Hatley on 2 Nov 2009 01:12 Greetings, group. This is my first post to this group. I've been using Windows 2000 since shortly after it came out (late 2000). It's met all my needs until recently. But lately, I've been running into problems as Microsoft, software manufacturers, ISPs, etc are all phasing-out support for Win2K. SO, I'm considering moving to Windows-XP. I have two questions: Firstly, what are the options for obtaining XP install CDs these days? I've heard MS has stopped producing them. So we have to get them from places that still have them in stock? Or are there other options? Secondly, does XP require manually setting an entry in the registry in order to use HD partitions over 137GB, as with Win2K? Or is XP smart enough to automatically use the correct LBA type (24bit or 48bit) based on HD size? (I'm looking to avoid any repeats of an incident which occurred about a year ago in which thousands of files on my computer were destroyed because registry entry "EnableBigLBA" got reset to 0 on a clean reinstall of Win2K.) -- Cheers, Robbie Hatley lonewolf at well dot com www dot well dot com slant tilde lonewolf slant
From: Leonard Grey on 2 Nov 2009 06:50 You're switching from one out-of-date operating system to another out-of-date operating system. To find Windows XP installation CDs: Look on the web. For large disk support: Purchase an install CD with SP 2 or SP 3. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est Robbie Hatley wrote: > Greetings, group. This is my first post to this group. > I've been using Windows 2000 since shortly after it came out > (late 2000). It's met all my needs until recently. But > lately, I've been running into problems as Microsoft, > software manufacturers, ISPs, etc are all phasing-out > support for Win2K. > > SO, I'm considering moving to Windows-XP. > > I have two questions: > > Firstly, what are the options for obtaining XP install CDs > these days? I've heard MS has stopped producing them. So > we have to get them from places that still have them in stock? > Or are there other options? > > Secondly, does XP require manually setting an entry in the > registry in order to use HD partitions over 137GB, as with Win2K? > Or is XP smart enough to automatically use the correct LBA type > (24bit or 48bit) based on HD size? (I'm looking to avoid any > repeats of an incident which occurred about a year ago in which > thousands of files on my computer were destroyed because > registry entry "EnableBigLBA" got reset to 0 on a clean > reinstall of Win2K.) >
From: DL on 2 Nov 2009 12:57 ditto "Leonard Grey" <l.grey(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:uEeqxK7WKHA.4588(a)TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > You're switching from one out-of-date operating system to another > out-of-date operating system. > > To find Windows XP installation CDs: Look on the web. > > For large disk support: Purchase an install CD with SP 2 or SP 3. > --- > Leonard Grey > Errare humanum est > > Robbie Hatley wrote: >> Greetings, group. This is my first post to this group. >> I've been using Windows 2000 since shortly after it came out >> (late 2000). It's met all my needs until recently. But >> lately, I've been running into problems as Microsoft, >> software manufacturers, ISPs, etc are all phasing-out >> support for Win2K. >> >> SO, I'm considering moving to Windows-XP. >> >> I have two questions: >> >> Firstly, what are the options for obtaining XP install CDs >> these days? I've heard MS has stopped producing them. So >> we have to get them from places that still have them in stock? >> Or are there other options? >> >> Secondly, does XP require manually setting an entry in the >> registry in order to use HD partitions over 137GB, as with Win2K? >> Or is XP smart enough to automatically use the correct LBA type >> (24bit or 48bit) based on HD size? (I'm looking to avoid any >> repeats of an incident which occurred about a year ago in which >> thousands of files on my computer were destroyed because >> registry entry "EnableBigLBA" got reset to 0 on a clean >> reinstall of Win2K.) >>
From: Robbie Hatley on 10 Nov 2009 18:08 "Leonard Grey" wrote: > You're switching from one out-of-date operating system to another > out-of-date operating system. I thought I made it very clear in my post that I was already fully aware of that. So why belabor the obvious? > To find Windows XP installation CDs: Look on the web. I thought I made it very clear in my post that I was already fully aware of that. So why belabor the obvious? > For large disk support: Purchase an install CD with SP 2 or SP 3. Install CD for what OS or program? You don't specify. Your "answers" fail to come even remotely close to addressing what I actually asked. So I'll repeat: Greetings, group. This is my first post to this group. I've been using Windows 2000 since shortly after it came out (late 2000). It's met all my needs until recently. But lately, I've been running into problems as Microsoft, software manufacturers, ISPs, etc are all phasing-out support for Win2K. SO, I'm considering moving to Windows-XP. I have two questions: Firstly, what are the options for obtaining XP install CDs these days? I've heard MS has stopped producing them. So we have to get them from places that still have them in stock? Or are there other options? Secondly, does XP require manually setting an entry in the registry in order to use HD partitions over 137GB, as with Win2K? Or is XP smart enough to automatically use the correct LBA type (24bit or 48bit) based on HD size? (I'm looking to avoid any repeats of an incident which occurred about a year ago in which thousands of files on my computer were destroyed because registry entry "EnableBigLBA" got reset to 0 on a clean reinstall of Win2K.) -- Cheers, Robbie Hatley lonewolf at well dot com www dot well dot com slant tilde lonewolf slant
From: Robbie Hatley on 10 Nov 2009 18:10
"DL" wrote: > ditto ??? I'm sorry, but that answer does not come even remotely close to answering what I asked. So I'll repeat: Greetings, group. This is my first post to this group. I've been using Windows 2000 since shortly after it came out (late 2000). It's met all my needs until recently. But lately, I've been running into problems as Microsoft, software manufacturers, ISPs, etc are all phasing-out support for Win2K. SO, I'm considering moving to Windows-XP. I have two questions: Firstly, what are the options for obtaining XP install CDs these days? I've heard MS has stopped producing them. So we have to get them from places that still have them in stock? Or are there other options? Secondly, does XP require manually setting an entry in the registry in order to use HD partitions over 137GB, as with Win2K? Or is XP smart enough to automatically use the correct LBA type (24bit or 48bit) based on HD size? (I'm looking to avoid any repeats of an incident which occurred about a year ago in which thousands of files on my computer were destroyed because registry entry "EnableBigLBA" got reset to 0 on a clean reinstall of Win2K.) -- Cheers, Robbie Hatley lonewolf at well dot com www dot well dot com slant tilde lonewolf slant |