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partitioning partition magic
Name: osaru Date: June 28, 2003 at 03:20:02 Pacific OS: win2k3 CPU/Ram: 256
Comment:
I was wondering how to do a partitioning on win2k3 because tools like partition magic cannot be installed win2k3 server. Is there any partioning tool that runs on win2k3? or any other method? saru
Name: Son Goten Date: June 29, 2003 at 08:54:15 Pacific
Reply:
Hey What's up, A lot of programs won't work on win2k3 unless you convert it to a workstation OS. Once you do this, it'll fool 2k3 as if the OS were XP. Though the OS was made primarily for servers, it can be done. For a guide on converting to workstation here's the site:
www.msfn.org/win2k3
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Response Number 2
Name: 0scar Date: July 1, 2003 at 10:31:43 Pacific
Name: 0scar Date: July 2, 2003 at 19:56:28 Pacific
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"Win2k3 won't let volume manager to install"
Volume manager run under DOS (Partition Manager too). The windows part is marginal. The core runs under DOS and it works. All what you need are this files (run from diskette or real DOS partition)
Name: 0scar Date: July 2, 2003 at 20:17:01 Pacific
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there is a drawback. Volume Manager is older than PM 8.0 and it has not support for ext3 linux partitions....but if you rename the file pqmagic.ovl (800k file) to vmdos.ovl and replace the original vmdos.ovl...you then have the best of two worlds...
Summary: I just looking for software like partition magic to resize Windows 2003 Server. ANd i found this: Partition Magic Server alternative - EASEUS Partition Manager Server Edition V2.0. How about it? ...
Summary: Partition Magic from Symantec. There are others as well, but that is the one I am familiar with. I have not tried installing it on my 2003 box, but you should be able to create a set of boot floppies ...
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