Partition on 2000 server

[m3m0mx]

Hi, I wanna make a partition on my HD, now I've installed 2000 server and wanna install linux mandrake in the same HD. I've been trying using partition magic but I got an error because I'm using 2000 server...

Does anyone knows a tool to make a second partition ???

Thanx !!

[Gurgelmeyer]

No :-/ but I wonder where pqmagic gets that information - maybe it just reads boot.ini and looks for the word "Server"?

[InTheWayBoy]

Yeah, I don't know why they cripple it for servers...most applications like to do that. They used to have a product called ServerMagic, which was basically PartitionMagic for Servers. Of course, they charged a nice premiuim for it

As for the topic, your best bet would be to look into making an image of the Server install, back that up to CD/DVD, then erase and repartition as you want. Then you can reload the image to the first partition, and everything should be good to go.

I wonder, I've never imaged a Server...will Ghost complain about it being Server? I hope not...

[m3m0mx]

Yeah! Thats the only idea that I have... Making an Image, but I was looking for some tool, but I think I better to do the backup with ghost.... Hope it works...jajaja

Thanx, for you help...

Have a nice day

[m3m0mx]

It didnt work...

I made an image with ghost and the HD didnt work, I got an error when the SO is charging...

I'll be glad if someone could help me in anyway....

Thanx.!!!

[EarthJim]

It didnt work... 

I made an image with ghost and the HD didnt work, I got an error when the SO is charging...

I'll be glad if someone could help me in anyway....

Thanx.!!!

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Hi there!

Hmm.....Really annoying stuff, it just prove my distrust to Symantec products.

I always use Acronis, and I've never even heard about such problems with it's software. As for create another partition I exactly know, that Disk Director supports almost all OSs (including 2000server). I use it, so I must say it's very reliable and foolproof software.

For backup you may use True Image, I've read a lot abot this program it works just wonderfull- very fast and dependable. It also has free trial server edition.

According to my experience I suggest you to try it.

[At0mic]

I never have problems with ghost. Just make a ghost boot floppy and away you go. A while back I had to install windows 2000 on 25 machines so I just set one up with Windows 2000, drivers, office and booted to a ghost boot disk and ghosted it to the other 24 harddrives. Every copy worked without any problems.

At the moment, I’ve got 6 machines to install Windows XP/Office 2003 on. In fact, Windows XP is probably just finishing its unattended installation as I type this. After it’s all done, I’m just going to ghost it to the other 5 harddrives.

[Jose Sigafus]

Have you tried just booting to the Mandrake CD? It will give you a method to share your Windows HD with Linux. It will shrink the 2000 Server partition and create a Linux partition. LOL.

[fdv]

i bought Paragon Hard Disk Manager at http://www.paragon.ag/hdm/

then downloaded BartPE at http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

then used winxp to make a BartPE bootable live CD with the partition software on it. now, whatever the system, wherever i go, when i need to do something to a system like partition it, i don't really care about what it's running, i just boot with the CD, repartition and run the software i want, then reboot and i'm done.

fwiw, i know it does not apply in this instance, but while i'm at it i wanted to point out that chilifrei64 has a script that will allow you to install some programs on 2003.