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Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

  • 1.  Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 02:16 PM

    I am trying to expand drive C:\ on a Windows XP VM but even when the system is off the option to resize the drive is grayed out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.



  • 2.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 02:19 PM

    the only way to expand an IDE HDD is to use VMware Converter.



  • 3.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 02:22 PM

    Wow, totally missed the IDE part of that image. :smileyhappy:



  • 4.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 03:50 PM

    Is there an easy way to change the VM to not use IDE so it will be easier to expand the drive?



  • 5.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 03:51 PM

    use converter and in step 3 you'll be able to change it to SCSI



  • 6.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 03:55 PM

    I have converter installed in the vSphere client but how do I convert it?



  • 7.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 03:59 PM

    Right click on the ESX/ESXi host server, select "Import Machine" and then walk through the wizard that comes up...

    VCP4



  • 8.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 04:00 PM

    I don't have the plugin installed in my environment, but you would "import" machine. Power it down, it's probably quicker. Your source and destination will be a VMware Infrastructure virtual machine. Once the conversion is complete, power it on, check it out and delete the original if everything looks good.

    Remember in step 3 to change the disk controller.



  • 9.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 04:38 PM

    Under step three in the customization there is no place to change the disk controller. Just typical Sysprep information.



  • 10.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 04:53 PM

    While in step 1: Source, you have the option to increase the size of the disks in the VM. That's where you would change the size to be what you want it to be. I would recommend bumping the C to something you can live with. Add a D drive later (if you haven't already) and use that to store things like applications and such.

    VCP4



  • 11.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM
    Best Answer

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 05:05 PM

    Like i said i don't use the plugin, so it may be a little different than the standalone version.

    Download the latest and in step3 you'll see where to change the controller type.

    http://downloads.vmware.com/d/details/converter401/dGhiZHRwaGJ0QGg=



  • 12.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 05:12 PM

    I'll give it a try. Will I need to have the LSI driver for Win XP after I make the change?



  • 13.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 05:14 PM

    I don't believe so, converter should handle it, but just in case, I've attached the one we use.



  • 14.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 06:24 PM

    I'm all set. The standalone converter did what I needed. Thanks for all your help.



  • 15.  RE: Expanding Drive C: on a Windows XP VM

    Posted Mar 23, 2010 02:19 PM

    Hello and welcome to the forums.

    Do you have snapshots on this virutal machine? That could be causing this.

    Good Luck!