Question: I’d like to install windows XP to my 1.5tb hd. The install disk has no service packs built in, will a hard drive this size cause problems? I can’t remember weather XP pre service pack one had a hd size limit or weather it was windows 2000.
Answer: XP should handle up to 2 TB per volume after the service packs are applied.
You are correct. There was a 137gb limit on the orginal pre service pack windows xp. This was addressed/fixed in SP1.
http://forums.techguy.org/windows-nt-2000-xp/585988-xp-boot-hard-disk-limits.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP
You can try the slipstream method to install sp2/sp3 with your orginal install.
http://www.winsupersite.com/showcase/windowsxp_sp2_slipstream.asp
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/System-Tweak/Autostreamer.shtml