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Author: glen   Date: Sat Jan 28 15:32:20 2012 GMT
Module: PLDWWW   URL: http://www.pld-linux.org/glen?action=diff&rev2=55&rev1=54
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grow vbox image with xp

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grow vbox image with xp

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+ == Growing WinXP VirtualBox image ==
+ 
+ I needed to grow WinXP disk, as 2GiB was too short for it. It's all pretty basic, but with few quirks.
+ VBoxManage can extend disks, but only it's VDI format ([http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-clonevdi here] and [http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-modifyvdi here]). WinXP can grow NTFS partions, but only non-boot ones  ([https://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/windows/xp/all/proddocs/en-us/dm_extend_basic_volume.mspx here]).
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+ So first is to clone image and extend it
+ {{{
+ $ VBoxManage clonehd winxp_1-disk1.vmdk --format VDI winxp_1-disk1.vdi
+ $ VBoxManage modifyhd winxp_1-disk1.vdi --resize 4096
+ }}}
+ 
+ now boot with both disks attached and run `diskpart`.
+ {{{
+ DISKPART> list volume
+ DISKPART> select volume 2
+ DISKPART> extend
+ }}}
+ 
+ 
+ now remove the old disk and voila!
+ 
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