Monday, October 24, 2011

Find Simpliest Way to Resize Partition Windows 2003

By Mark Osborne


Issue: "Resize Partition on Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Hard Drive Setup: *--74.50 GB (System = 9.93 Domain Controller/Data Drive = 64.54 it has the Windows Directory which contains the SysVol Directory and NTDS) *--372.61 GB (Student Data Drive) Will it be probable to use some extra room of the Data Drive and create it to the final of the primary partition without injuring the system and data partition?"

Answer: Absolutely Possible...You will be able to extend system partition windows 2003 with tools that are either commercially available or opensource. Partition Manager Server Edition is a good example of a commerical product (www.extend-partition.com), however if you are familiar with Linux thier is another tool that comes as a 'Live CD' called "GParted". This will also resize partions without data loss. However make sure you have backups, because unfortunately nothing is perfect.

The way to Windows Server 2003 resize partition with Partition Manager Server Edition: Windows Server 2003 Operating Systems take the best of Windows 2000 Server technology and make it easier to deploy, manage, and use. In addition, Microsoft has improved and extended the Windows Server Operating Systems to incorporate the benefits of Microsoft .NET for connecting information, people, systems, and devices. Now, it is so popular with server users because of its security, reliability, availability, and scalability.

The general public are questioning how to extend Windows 2003 Server Partitions and one way on the internet states as follows: It is an example of how to increase the boot volume from 5.3G to 10G of Windows Server 2003. Here we go, firstly, choose the partition that you want to extend, shrink it to unallocated space in case you haven't got. Secondly, move backward the the shrinked partition in case the unallocated space is next to the system parition. After done, increase the size of the system partition from the free space. Thirdly, that finally, "Apply" all the operations you did, then you will easily find your extended partition! That's fast and simple!

Aditional information, this Partition Magic Server edition can also support Windows 2008/2003/2000 and both 32 bit and 64 bit!




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