ICanHelp.com Customer Support -- Tech Note #9

NT4 Installation Tips:
The 2 GB partition limit

Applies to: NT4 Server and Workstation
Last updated: Saturday October 06, 2007.

SUMMARY

Windows NT will only install on a 2 GB (Fat 16 Partition)

If you try to install in on a larger FAT 32 partition, the install will fail and the error message won't tell you that the partition size is the reason!

PROCEDURE

  1. If installing from scratch, Do an fdisk from a boot floppy and do NOT use large disk support.

  2. Create a new partition and set it active. (You may have to delete the old partition first if it was formatted in FAT32.

  3. You then can format the new 2GB partition or just leave it blank. Using the NT boot disks will give you the option of formatting it in FAT 32 or NTFS.

  4. After the OS is installed, you can convert it to NTFS and then use a partitioning utility such as Powerquest's Partition Magic to "stretch the NTFS 2GB Partition to the full extent of the hard drives capacity (or anywhere in between!)

  5. I have used this procedure many times and it works well!

  6. If you have any questions, please call or email our tech support department

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