Here's an odd one: I have an older machine, that came with Windows ME. Years ago I bought an XP upgrade for it. I want to rebuild the machine using a newer hard drive (160gbyte) as the primary drive.However FAT32 doesn't support such a large drive. However I can't install my XP until it sees a valid OS, like ME, and ME doesn't support NTFS. Currently I run XP on that machine on a smaller drive (80Gb, FAT32).How can I install XP on the larger drive?Jon

"Currently I run XP on that machine on a smaller drive (80Gb, FAT32)."Use that install as you starting point. XP's SP2 can convert the entire Fat32 install to NTFS. http://aumha.org/win5/a/ntfscvt.htm1) Get that XP install fully updated. Then convert your entire install to NTSF. 2) Then use the (new) HD's utility to format/install your new HD. At some point, the utility will ask you if you want to copy (clone) your old HD over to the new one and then use the new drive as your primary boot drive. Say yessss. 3) Format the old drive so it can begin its new life as a data drive. 4) Done? Worth a try anyway.

Thanks for the response. Yup I know it's easy to convert the installation to NTFS, but I plan to trash the FAT32 drive anyway.However your suggestion that the HD's utility will ask if I want to copy my old HD seems useful. I was using the XP format utility. Now let me see if that works...Thanks!Jon

You should be able to install the XP upgrade right from the disc from the get go. During install it will ask for previous copy of Windows, you put in your ME disk, it says, thank you, continue loading.No need to convert anything. In fact, I think it will even detect a Windows 3.1 from a floppy as a previous version. I've always saved that 3.1 floppy set just in case.

Ah, now that sounds like the ticket! Thanks!Jon