Windows 2000 Server

I assume that you have a 4GB partition on a 15GB (or larger) physical drive. If that's the case, a utility like Partition Magic can help you do what you've described.

http://www.powerquest.com/partitionmagic/

or

http://tinyurl.com/bbuo

HOWEVER, I don't believe W2K Server is one of the "listed" platforms for Partition Magic, but I've read references eluding to the fact that it will work with some "creativity". (Unless you have RAID configured.)

See the following:

http://www.influentialcomputers.co.uk/windows2000-tips-partition-magic.asp

or

http://tinyurl.com/h93n

Try Volume Manager 2 from the creators of Partition Magic. Yep, it's expensive, but when it comes to time and availability consideration it's much better than rebuilding your server.

You could try (if its NTFS) doing the following :

1) Log in as someone with Admin rights
2) Start / programs / admin tools / disk management
3) Right click your disk (not the partition, the actual disk0) and select "Upgrade to Dynamic disk". Bear in mind that if you upgrade to Dynamic Disk its a one-way process... no going back
4) When the disk has been converted to Dynamic, right click the partition (now referred to as a volume) and select "extend volume". THis will run the wizard
5) A screen will appear with the disk info. There is a box at the bottom called "For all selected disk" - put in there the amount you want to extend the disk by.
6) CLick next and follow the instructions.

This should work as its in my MCSE Windows 2000 server notes!!

Regards,

Another way of expanding discs for free without using dynamic discs is to use the w2k resource kit Diskpart.exe utility .
It works from the command line and you don't even need to take the server offline to expand the C:volume .
You can download it from http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/new/diskpart-o.asp.

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