How to increase the size of the System Partition?

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I would like to know if there is a way of increasing the
size of the parition that is both, the boot and system
partition. Eg. from 15GB to 30 GB.
Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
Rocio

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Bjorn, thank you for your good responses! The first one
might just work as I have contiguos space after c to
intent the merging. I will definetelly try them!

I have also read the other options and the one with the
update might not be possible, as I installed on the OS
the service pack4 and the disk I have for installation
has up to the service pack 3, so it won't allow an
update. It has to be a clean install.

However, I have downloaded the tool recommended in the
site you suggested and that might be another option if
the first one fails.

Thanks for your help again!

Rocio
>-----Original Message-----
>rocio
>
>You might be able to extend the system/boot partition if
it still is on a
>basic disk.
>
>You will need free contiguous space after C: in order to
extend it. In
>other words, you would need to delete the partition
after C:, if you have
>any.
>
>Use diskpart.exe from "safe mode with command prompt" to
extend
>the partition.
>
>This is normally not recommended on the system
partition, but usually works
>anyway. Also see this MS Knowledge Base article:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325590
>
>Another option is to perform an upgrade installation, as
this article
>describes:
>
>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=289876
>
>Volume Manager from Powerquest, or other third party
utilities, might also
>be an option.
>
>Best regards
>
>Bjorn
>--
>Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
>Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)
>
>"rocio" <rocio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>>I would like to know if there is a way of increasing
the
>>size of the parition that is both, the boot and system
>>partition. Eg. from 15GB to 30 GB.
>>Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
>>Rocio
>
>.
>

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rocio

Good point about the brackets. You can comment on the article by clicking
on the link in the upper right: Provide us with feedback on this article

Glad that it worked for you.

Best regards

Bjorn
--
Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)

"rocio" <rocio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Bjorn, just an upadate on your recommendations...
>
>I was able to increase the size of my paritition
>containing the OS without a trouble. Thank You!
>
>The article on 'Diskpart.exe' was very helpful
>to 'newbites' like myself, with the 'small' exception of
>the square brakets used aroun the text that needed to be
>typed in the line commands.
>
>When I first typed in the line command the text as it was
>in the document (with the inclusion of the square brackets)
>it didn't work. Then I tought I would experiment typing te
>command without the square brackets and... it worked!
>
>I wish those instructional symbols were explained in some
>kind of a legend in the article, to make easier the
>following of instructions and the results for no-
>programers users like myself... Oh, well, at the end
>worked!
>
>Thanks again!
>
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Bjorn, thank you for your good responses! The first one
>>might just work as I have contiguos space after c to
>>intent the merging. I will definetelly try them!
>>
>>I have also read the other options and the one with the
>>update might not be possible, as I installed on the OS
>>the service pack4 and the disk I have for installation
>>has up to the service pack 3, so it won't allow an
>>update. It has to be a clean install.
>>
>>However, I have downloaded the tool recommended in the
>>site you suggested and that might be another option if
>>the first one fails.
>>
>>Thanks for your help again!
>>
>>Rocio
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>rocio
>>>
>>>You might be able to extend the system/boot partition if
>>it still is on a
>>>basic disk.
>>>
>>>You will need free contiguous space after C: in order to
>>extend it. In
>>>other words, you would need to delete the partition
>>after C:, if you have
>>>any.
>>>
>>>Use diskpart.exe from "safe mode with command prompt" to
>>extend
>>>the partition.
>>>
>>>This is normally not recommended on the system
>>partition, but usually works
>>>anyway. Also see this MS Knowledge Base article:
>>>
>>>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=325590
>>>
>>>Another option is to perform an upgrade installation, as
>>this article
>>>describes:
>>>
>>>http://support.microsoft.com/?id=289876
>>>
>>>Volume Manager from Powerquest, or other third party
>>utilities, might also
>>>be an option.
>>>
>>>Best regards
>>>
>>>Bjorn
>>>--
>>>Bjorn Landemoo - mvp2@landemoo.com - http://landemoo.com/
>>>Microsoft MVP (Windows Server - File System)
>>>
>>>"rocio" <rocio@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>I would like to know if there is a way of increasing
>>the
>>>>size of the parition that is both, the boot and system
>>>>partition. Eg. from 15GB to 30 GB.
>>>>Any help will be appreciated. Thank you.
>>>>Rocio
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>

the answers are too complex, see http://www.partition-tool.com/reso [...] n-size.htm there is detail operation. don't want to say any more