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Thread ID: 78446 2007-04-15 22:56:00 300G hard drive only 131G in windows john r (782) Press F1
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541388 2007-04-16 06:35:00 I had this problem when I put a 250Gb HDD in my aging PIII setup (yes, I know, I should get a new one!) I only found out about this after I'd installed WinXP SP2, leaving 1/2 the HDD unavailable ... however, doing a simple ScanDisk fixed the free space and voila -- it was there.

Maybe worth a shot?
davehartley (3487)
541389 2007-04-16 12:24:00 Well it is and XP SP0/SP1 issue...

The MS KB article that porkster links says it was fixed with SP1. Do you disagee?
PaulD (232)
541390 2007-04-16 21:23:00 The MS KB article that porkster links says it was fixed with SP1. Do you disagee? Well in my experience of installing XP SP1 on my 160GB HDD it only picked up 131GB so... The_End_Of_Reality (334)
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