Re: NT4 PDC (old hardware) to Server 2003 AD - best migration path

From: Bob Qin [MSFT] (bobqin_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/17/04 

Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2004 08:54:18 GMT

Hi Robby,

Thanks for your update.

To expand the partition on the Windows NT computer which you will install
Windows 2003, please refer to the information from the following article.

HOW TO: Expand the Boot Partition During a Windows Server 2003 Upgrade
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325857

More information.
===
ExtendOemPartition
Value: 0 | 1 | <extra size in MB>
The ExtendOemPartition key is used to extend the partition on which you are
installing Windows. This key causes Setup to extend this destination
partition into any available unpartitioned space that physically follows it
on the disk.
where:
- 0 Setup does not extend the partition
- 1 Setup extends the partition to fill out the hard disk
- <extra size in MB> Setup increases the current partition size by this
amount.

Important:

- Only NTFS partitions can be extended. If the destination partition you
plan to extend is FAT or FAT32, set FileSystem = ConvertNTFS to convert the
partition during text-mode Setup.
- This key can be used with both the Unattend.txt and Sysprep.inf Setup
files.
- When used in Sysprep.inf for imaged computers, the destination computer's
hard disk must be the same size or larger than the master computer's hard
disk.

Note: please fully back up your Windows NT server in order to avoid any
unexpected data loss. I

To check the detailed information on this option, you can refer to the
Windows Server 2003 deployment document. On Windows Server 2003
installation CD, you will find the following file:
\SUPPORT\TOOLS\Deploy.cab. In this file, you will find the CHM files
talking about this option and some other documents regarding unattended
installation.

Thank you for using our Newsgroup.

Regards,
Bob Qin
Product Support Services
Microsoft Corporation

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