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| | Vista - VMtoolkit VHD Resizer |
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| 05-31-2008 | #1 |
| | VMtoolkit VHD Resizer I just tried the potentially very useful VHD Resize app. v1.0.42.0 It appeared to create a perfect copy of a Win311 VHD, increasing the size from 200 to 300Mb. When I ran it, it fell over with a "Missing Operating System" error on initial boot up. Glad I created a copy first. Incidentally I wasn't able to update the VHD in situ. It went through in a flash and reported a successful outcome, but on bootup the disk size was still 200Mb. regards |
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| 06-01-2008 | #2 |
| | Re: VMtoolkit VHD Resizer On Sun, 1 Jun 2008 12:22:09 +1000, Julian Cann <julianNOSPAMcann@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >I just tried the potentially very useful VHD Resize app. v1.0.42.0 > >It appeared to create a perfect copy of a Win311 VHD, increasing the >size from 200 to 300Mb. > >When I ran it, it fell over with a "Missing Operating System" error on >initial boot up. > >Glad I created a copy first. > >Incidentally I wasn't able to update the VHD in situ. It went through in >a flash and reported a successful outcome, but on bootup the disk size >was still 200Mb. >regards 1) Create a blank VHD file set to a bigger size 2) Copy all the data from teh source disk partition to the target 3) Now you have a bigger drive but with a same-size partition as on the source drive plus extra non-used empty space. The next step is to get a different tool and use it to change the partition to use the complete space of the new drive. Not really a resizer in my book. -- Bo Berglund (Sweden) |
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| 06-01-2008 | #3 |
| | Re: VMtoolkit VHD Resizer On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:29:46 +0200, Bo Berglund <boberglund@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: Quote: >>I just tried the potentially very useful VHD Resize app. v1.0.42.0 >> >>It appeared to create a perfect copy of a Win311 VHD, increasing the >>size from 200 to 300Mb. >> >>When I ran it, it fell over with a "Missing Operating System" error on >>initial boot up. again the guest bootup recommenced and it started. See below. Quote: Quote: >>Glad I created a copy first. bigger size. So you must then make sure to use the *copied* VHD file in your guest. Did you do that? Quote: Quote: >>Incidentally I wasn't able to update the VHD in situ. It went through in >>a flash and reported a successful outcome, but on bootup the disk size >>was still 200Mb. and set the copy to 8G. The results are: 1) The expanded VHD is a *copy* of the original. 2) A new guest based on this VHD will not start! :-( 3) After *killing* VPC2007 and then starting VPC2007 again the new guest starts automatically and this time it boots OK. (go figure) 4) Inside the guest the diskmanager reports the same 4G C: partition size as before, but now with an extra 4G "unused space". So the bottom line is that now one needs yet another tool to adjust the partition size of the new VHD disk so it expands (without data loss) the single partition to use the full drive capacity. I don't see why the VHDResizer cannot also adjust the partition size given that it *knows* the format of a VHD disk. *That* would make it a useful tool indeed. Also it should at the end switch the file names so that the original disk becomes name.bak and the new disk name.vhd. This way the guest will be able to start up again with less hassle. -- Bo Berglund (Sweden) |
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| 06-01-2008 | #4 |
| | Re: VMtoolkit VHD Resizer If your using a Win2K or Win2K3 VM you can use diskpart to expand the disk to include the free space. If the disk is the boot drive however it won't work however. One work around would be to present it to the VM as a second drive first and then expand it. I've used it with great results in both Win2K and Win2K3. It's installed by default on Win2K3, and you can download it for Win2K from Microsoft. Here's some links to how to use the tool: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590 Download for Win2K here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en "Bo Berglund" <boberglund@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:qmm444tgk2ihb1kobp6eu8uhbt7m4ngq06@xxxxxx Quote: > On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:29:46 +0200, Bo Berglund <boberglund@xxxxxx> > wrote: > Quote: Quote: >>>I just tried the potentially very useful VHD Resize app. v1.0.42.0 >>> >>>It appeared to create a perfect copy of a Win311 VHD, increasing the >>>size from 200 to 300Mb. >>> >>>When I ran it, it fell over with a "Missing Operating System" error on >>>initial boot up. > Same here. Had to kill VPC2007 to recover, but after I started VPC2007 > again the guest bootup recommenced and it started. See below. > Quote: Quote: >>>Glad I created a copy first. > No need, VHDResizer makes a *copy* of your original drive with the new > bigger size. So you must then make sure to use the *copied* VHD file > in your guest. Did you do that? > Quote: Quote: >>>Incidentally I wasn't able to update the VHD in situ. It went through in >>>a flash and reported a successful outcome, but on bootup the disk size >>>was still 200Mb. > Just to make sure I tested VHDResizer 1.0.42 on a Win2000 4G VHD drive > and set the copy to 8G. The results are: > > 1) The expanded VHD is a *copy* of the original. > 2) A new guest based on this VHD will not start! :-( > 3) After *killing* VPC2007 and then starting VPC2007 again the new > guest starts automatically and this time it boots OK. (go figure) > 4) Inside the guest the diskmanager reports the same 4G C: partition > size as before, but now with an extra 4G "unused space". > > So the bottom line is that now one needs yet another tool to adjust > the partition size of the new VHD disk so it expands (without data > loss) the single partition to use the full drive capacity. > > I don't see why the VHDResizer cannot also adjust the partition size > given that it *knows* the format of a VHD disk. *That* would make it a > useful tool indeed. > Also it should at the end switch the file names so that the original > disk becomes name.bak and the new disk name.vhd. This way the guest > will be able to start up again with less hassle. > > -- > > Bo Berglund (Sweden) |
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| 06-01-2008 | #5 |
| | Re: VMtoolkit VHD Resizer Hi, You can also use BootIt NG (http://www.terabyteunlimited.com) for this: - Download BootIt NG (BING) - Create a BING floppy - Boot your VPC guest to the BING floppy - Go into Maintenance mode - Use the "Resize" option to resize the partition - Release the floppy, then reboot the VPC guest to your resized partition! Jim Tim Walsh wrote: Quote: > If your using a Win2K or Win2K3 VM you can use diskpart to expand the disk > to include the free space. If the disk is the boot drive however it won't > work however. One work around would be to present it to the VM as a second > drive first and then expand it. I've used it with great results in both > Win2K and Win2K3. It's installed by default on Win2K3, and you can download > it for Win2K from Microsoft. > > Here's some links to how to use the tool: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/300415 > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/325590 > > Download for Win2K here: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en > > > > "Bo Berglund" <boberglund@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:qmm444tgk2ihb1kobp6eu8uhbt7m4ngq06@xxxxxx > Quote: >>On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:29:46 +0200, Bo Berglund <boberglund@xxxxxx> >>wrote: >> >> Quote: >>>>I just tried the potentially very useful VHD Resize app. v1.0.42.0 >>>> >>>>It appeared to create a perfect copy of a Win311 VHD, increasing the >>>>size from 200 to 300Mb. >>>> >>>>When I ran it, it fell over with a "Missing Operating System" error on >>>>initial boot up. >>Same here. Had to kill VPC2007 to recover, but after I started VPC2007 >>again the guest bootup recommenced and it started. See below. >> >> Quote: >>>>Glad I created a copy first. >>No need, VHDResizer makes a *copy* of your original drive with the new >>bigger size. So you must then make sure to use the *copied* VHD file >>in your guest. Did you do that? >> >> Quote: >>>>Incidentally I wasn't able to update the VHD in situ. It went through in >>>>a flash and reported a successful outcome, but on bootup the disk size >>>>was still 200Mb. >>Just to make sure I tested VHDResizer 1.0.42 on a Win2000 4G VHD drive >>and set the copy to 8G. The results are: >> >>1) The expanded VHD is a *copy* of the original. >>2) A new guest based on this VHD will not start! :-( >>3) After *killing* VPC2007 and then starting VPC2007 again the new >>guest starts automatically and this time it boots OK. (go figure) >>4) Inside the guest the diskmanager reports the same 4G C: partition >>size as before, but now with an extra 4G "unused space". >> >>So the bottom line is that now one needs yet another tool to adjust >>the partition size of the new VHD disk so it expands (without data >>loss) the single partition to use the full drive capacity. >> >>I don't see why the VHDResizer cannot also adjust the partition size >>given that it *knows* the format of a VHD disk. *That* would make it a >>useful tool indeed. >>Also it should at the end switch the file names so that the original >>disk becomes name.bak and the new disk name.vhd. This way the guest >>will be able to start up again with less hassle. >> >>-- >> >>Bo Berglund (Sweden) > > |
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| 06-02-2008 | #6 |
| | Re: VMtoolkit VHD Resizer In article <qmm444tgk2ihb1kobp6eu8uhbt7m4ngq06@xxxxxx>, boberglund@xxxxxx says... Quote: > On Sun, 01 Jun 2008 08:29:46 +0200, Bo Berglund <boberglund@xxxxxx> > wrote: > Quote: Quote: > >>I just tried the potentially very useful VHD Resize app. v1.0.42.0 > >> > >>It appeared to create a perfect copy of a Win311 VHD, increasing the > >>size from 200 to 300Mb. > >> > >>When I ran it, it fell over with a "Missing Operating System" error on > >>initial boot up. > Same here. Had to kill VPC2007 to recover, but after I started VPC2007 > again the guest bootup recommenced and it started. See below. > Quote: Quote: > >>Glad I created a copy first. > No need, VHDResizer makes a *copy* of your original drive with the new > bigger size. So you must then make sure to use the *copied* VHD file > in your guest. Did you do that? > Quote: Quote: > >>Incidentally I wasn't able to update the VHD in situ. It went through in > >>a flash and reported a successful outcome, but on bootup the disk size > >>was still 200Mb. > Just to make sure I tested VHDResizer 1.0.42 on a Win2000 4G VHD drive > and set the copy to 8G. The results are: > > 1) The expanded VHD is a *copy* of the original. > 2) A new guest based on this VHD will not start! :-( > 3) After *killing* VPC2007 and then starting VPC2007 again the new > guest starts automatically and this time it boots OK. (go figure) > 4) Inside the guest the diskmanager reports the same 4G C: partition > size as before, but now with an extra 4G "unused space". > > So the bottom line is that now one needs yet another tool to adjust > the partition size of the new VHD disk so it expands (without data > loss) the single partition to use the full drive capacity. > > I don't see why the VHDResizer cannot also adjust the partition size > given that it *knows* the format of a VHD disk. *That* would make it a > useful tool indeed. > Also it should at the end switch the file names so that the original > disk becomes name.bak and the new disk name.vhd. This way the guest > will be able to start up again with less hassle. > > to the new VHD and the guest fell over with the "Missing Operating System". OK so I closed VPC down and ran it again and it did the same thing. I'm not sure what to make of it, to be honest. regards -- .... Jules Brisbane, Australia |
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| 06-03-2008 | #7 |
| | Re: VMtoolkit VHD Resizer >> Just to make sure I tested VHDResizer 1.0.42 on a Win2000 4G VHD drive Quote: Quote: >> and set the copy to 8G. The results are: >> >> 1) The expanded VHD is a *copy* of the original. >> 2) A new guest based on this VHD will not start! :-( Quote: Quote: >> 3) After *killing* VPC2007 and then starting VPC2007 again the new >> guest starts automatically and this time it boots OK. (go figure) >> 4) Inside the guest the diskmanager reports the same 4G C: partition >> size as before, but now with an extra 4G "unused space". >> >> So the bottom line is that now one needs yet another tool to adjust >> the partition size of the new VHD disk so it expands (without data >> loss) the single partition to use the full drive capacity. >> >> >to the new VHD and the guest fell over with the "Missing Operating >System". OK so I closed VPC down and ran it again and it did the same >thing. I'm not sure what to make of it, to be honest. > wizard, then in the guest settings (with it shut down completely) add the new disk as drive 2. Then boot up the guest again and use an imaging software of some kind (Ghost, Acronis) inside the guest to clone the system disk to the new empty one. Incidentally, this does not involve any hardware changes so it is a run-of-the-mill disk migration inside a PC and the Acronis 15 day eval version will do the job. -- Bo Berglund (Sweden) |
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