Win XP dont see all my HDD space

[Camplinster]

Ok i installed Win XP pro on my new comp leastnight and noticed it would only foramt 127gigs of a 200gig HDD, I know that if i install Win XP with the SP2 disk it will fix the problem but i cant get the disk for a few days and i need this fixed now.

Is there any programs or utlity's that i can download so when i install windows again it will see the 200gigs of space.


I have a WD cavier 200GB HDD

[blue60007]

Oops, that link I posted isn't what I thought.

Try googling, there is something to do to allow a HDD to use over 137 GB. Also try partitioning the drive into two 100GB partions.

[bailey]

go to control panel,
adminstrator management,
computer management,
on the left side of the display under storage, the third one down
disk management,
there you can format the entire drive for xp to read the whole drive. it will probly create a second partition of the free space that is left.

[Camplinster]

go to control panel, adminstrator management, computer management, on the left side of the display under storage, the third one down disk management, there you can format the entire drive for xp to read the whole drive. it will probly create a second partition of the free space that is left.

Thx but i wanted it all in one partition, i formated the rest of the drive anyway.

[Camplinster]

If i download SP2 can i make a bootable copy of it, that i can use on a re-format cause i have to reformat the drive so it's all on one partition.

If i can how do i do it?

EDIT: Ill be making a Win XP pro SP2 Bootable disk, thx for the help.