Re: Disk Management on Win 2003 Server
From: Bjorn Landemoo (mvp2.REMOVE_at_landemoo.com)
Date: 12/14/04
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Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:48:34 +0100
John
I've heard Symantec Ghost get a few recommendations in similar situations,
although the technique used is somewhat different.
Best regards
Bjorn
-- Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/ Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System) "John C. Weldin" <jweldin@focusbsi.com> wrote: >Do you know of any 3rd party products that would work better? > > >Thanks, > >John >"Bjorn Landemoo" <mvp2.REMOVE@landemoo.com> wrote in message >news:8usrr0hc2ok9setal7t06bm1dmm6vf0evm@4ax.com... >> Jon >> >> No, you cannot resize your system partition on a dynamic disk without >> expensive third party tools, but might be able to do it if your disk still >> is basic. Be aware, though, that this is not a fail safe method, so a >> couple of backups and the knowledge how to restore is needed before you >> proceed. >> >> You will need free contiguous space after C: in order to extend it. >> >> You might be able to use diskpart.exe from "safe mode with command prompt" >> to extend your system partition. >> >> This is normally not recommended on the system partition, but usually >> works >> anyway. Also see this MS Knowledge Base article: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325590 >> >> Another option is to perform an upgrade installation, as this article >> describes: >> >> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325857 >> >> Best regards >> >> Bjorn >> -- >> Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/ >> Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System) >> >> "John C. Weldin" <jweldin@focusbsi.com> wrote: >> >>>What is the best way to resize the system partition for Windows 2003 >>>Server? >>> >>>I used to use Partition (or Volume) Magic on Windows 2000 Server, but the >>>program is not supported by Windows 2003. >>> >>>Can I do it by making the disk a dynamic disk? Can I do it if I already >>>have >>>the operating system on a disk that is not dynamic? >>> >>>Thanks, >>> >>>John >>> >> >
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