diff --git a/src/wx-config.c b/src/wx-config.c
index 30b2dc7..6ddd6ef 100644
--- a/src/wx-config.c
+++ b/src/wx-config.c
@@ -1348,6 +1348,7 @@ static void update_hdd_cdrom(void* hdlg)
         }
 }
 
+static volatile int create_drive_pos;
 static int create_drive(void* data)
 {
         int c;
@@ -1355,7 +1356,10 @@ static int create_drive(void* data)
         FILE* f = (FILE*)data;
         memset(buf, 0, 512);
         for (c = 0; c < (hd_new_cyl * hd_new_hpc * hd_new_spt); c++)
-            fwrite(buf, 512, 1, f);
+        {
+                create_drive_pos = c;
+                fwrite(buf, 512, 1, f);
+        }
 
         fclose(f);
 
@@ -1443,7 +1447,7 @@ static int hdnew_dlgproc(void* hdlg, int message, INT_PARAM wParam, LONG_PARAM l
                                 wx_messagebox(hdlg, "Can't open file for write", "PCem error", WX_MB_OK);
                                 return TRUE;
                         }
-                        wx_progressdialogpulse(hdlg, "PCem", "Creating drive, please wait...", create_drive, f);
+                        wx_progressdialog(hdlg, "PCem", "Creating drive, please wait...", create_drive, f, hd_new_cyl * hd_new_hpc * hd_new_spt, &create_drive_pos);
 
                         wx_messagebox(hdlg, "Drive created, remember to partition and format the new drive.", "PCem", WX_MB_OK);
 
diff --git a/src/wx-utils.cc b/src/wx-utils.cc
index e633373..6faa359 100644
--- a/src/wx-utils.cc
+++ b/src/wx-utils.cc
@@ -749,7 +749,7 @@ static void progress_callback(void* data)
         d->active = 0;
 }
 
-int wx_progressdialogpulse(void* window, const char* title, const char* message, WX_CALLBACK callback, void* data)
+int wx_progressdialog(void* window, const char* title, const char* message, WX_CALLBACK callback, void* data, int range, volatile int *pos)
 {
         struct progress_data_t pdata;
         pdata.callback = callback;
@@ -759,10 +759,10 @@ int wx_progressdialogpulse(void* window, const char* title, const char* message,
 
         thread_t* t = thread_create(progress_callback, &pdata);
 
-        wxProgressDialog dlg(title, message, 100, (wxWindow*)window, wxPD_APP_MODAL | wxPD_SMOOTH | wxPD_AUTO_HIDE);
+        wxProgressDialog dlg(title, message, range, (wxWindow*)window, wxPD_APP_MODAL | wxPD_SMOOTH | wxPD_AUTO_HIDE);
         while (pdata.active)
         {
-                dlg.Pulse();
+                dlg.Update(*pos);
                 wxMilliSleep(50);
         }
         thread_kill(t);
diff --git a/src/wx-utils.h b/src/wx-utils.h
index f06b055..3a8a3a5 100644
--- a/src/wx-utils.h
+++ b/src/wx-utils.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ extern "C" {
         void* wx_getnativewindow(void* window);
         void wx_callback(void* window, WX_CALLBACK callback, void* data);
         void wx_togglewindow(void* window);
-        int wx_progressdialogpulse(void* window, const char* title, const char* message, WX_CALLBACK callback, void* data);
+        int wx_progressdialog(void* window, const char* title, const char* message, WX_CALLBACK callback, void* data, int range, volatile int *pos);
 
         void wx_enddialog(void* window, int ret_code);