Reinstall Windows 2000 due to low disk space

[Guest]

Hi!

I have my Windows 2000 server that was the first 2000 server that was
upgraded from WIndows NT domain. I am now experiencing low disk space so I
may re-initialize the system partition to increase it. Can you guide me with
this? Can you give me a checklist that I may need to follow before I do the
reinitialization? My primary concern was the AD. Btw, I have my second Win2K
DC, where I can transfer all the roles. My worry is this, can windows nt
workstation clients be connected to the domain when I do the initialization
of this DC(hope the answer is yes)?

M P

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Hi!

I have my Windows 2000 server that was the first 2000 server that was
upgraded from WIndows NT domain. I am now experiencing low disk space so I
may re-initialize the system partition to increase it. Can you guide me with
this? Can you give me a checklist that I may need to follow before I do the
reinitialization? My primary concern was the AD. Btw, I have my second Win2K
DC, where I can transfer all the roles. My worry is this, can windows nt
workstation clients be connected to the domain when I do the initialization
of this DC(hope the answer is yes)?

M P

It would be far quicker, cheaper and less painful to buy an imaging
program so that you can clone your current disk onto a new disk,
e.g. with Acronis. It's a zero-risk solution: Either the new disk works
or it does not work, but you still have the old disk.

 

[Guest]

thanks pegasus. how about the mirrored volumes? Actually, we have norton
ghost. I don't know if this is enough for this activity?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Mirrorred volumes won't help you, because the two halves
of the mirror are exactly the same size. Norton Ghost may
help you, if it is a server version.