Expanding Virtual HDD w/ Windows XP

Discussion in 'Parallels Desktop for Mac' started by gerbilbox, Sep 21, 2006.

  1. gerbilbox

    gerbilbox Bit poster

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    I have a 5 GB partition with Windows XP installed on it, and recently I realized that it wasn't enough. I used the Parallels image tool to expand it to 6 GB, but Windows still only recognizes the virtual HDD as 5 GB.

    What's going on? Is there something I did wrong?

    I hope that I don't have to create a new image and re-install everything.

    Thanks!

    Alex L
     
  2. majortom

    majortom Member

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    The argument ha already been discussed somewhere else in this forum.
    Anyway: you must tell XP to recognize that extra Gbyte. Search for Diskpart and use the EXTEND # command where # is the number related to the drive C after you write LIST VOLUME or VOLUME LIST. (maybe VOLUME should be VOLUMES).
     
  3. gerbilbox

    gerbilbox Bit poster

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    Thank you, I'll try it when I get home much later tonight.

    I tried searching for it, but I did find the answer I needed. So many possible search keywords to think of....

    Alex L.
     

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