WindowsME would see the drive. So would say, Mandrake2006.. Now free to download Or LinspireFree Or Win98..
CW ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------- FIGHT BACK AGAINST SPAM! Download Spam Inspector, the Award Winning Anti-Spam Filter http://mail.giantcompany.com > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stan Zaske > Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 8:18 PM > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] NT4 ?. > > 8 gigs is what the setup app created. Thanks for the info. @:)> > > JRS wrote: > > You said less than 8 gig, I could be wrong, but I thought > NT4 had to > > be on less than a 4 gig partition for the OS? > > > > Did you try one that small?? :) > > > > > > > > > > > >>>I have this old PII 333 MHz 'puter that I'm trying to get up and > >>>running for [EMAIL PROTECTED] with an old copy of NT4 I picked > up locally. > >>>The original 1997 hardrive died and I replaced it with a Promise > >>>ATA100 controller and a WD 800JB. NT won't install despite > repeated > >>>efforts even on a <8 gig C: partition. It partitions Drive C just > >>>fine but chokes on the total size of the drive and won't go any > >>>further (neither NTFS or FAT file system makes any difference). I > >>>looked for a method of slipstreaming SP6 into it thinking > that would > >>>upgrade it's ability to deal with modern sized disks but > apparently > >>>that's not possible pre-Win2K. Does anybody have any ideas > on how I > >>>might get this old OS installed on this old PC with a > modern drive so > >>>I can give it a new reason to live? Hate to spend $ on the > overpriced > >>>WinXP if I can help it. TIA and Happy Thanksgiving! @:)> >
