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W2k-server and Partition Magic

  • 14-07-2003 05:50PM
    #1
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,088 ✭✭✭


    I hope this is the right forum, if not please move.

    I went to install Partition Magic on our server (running w2k) today.
    It failed after suggesting i use Volume Manager (also by PowerQuest) for a server.

    Now after looking up the prices i was shocked to find that while Partition Magic is just £22, Volume Manager is more along the lines of £220.
    My Question is this, whats the difference. Can i just load W2K (ie not in server mode) and use Partition Magic or is there a perfeclty valid reason why i shouldnt use Partition Magic on a machine used primarily as a server.
    All i want to do is merge two partitions and i aint gonna pay that huge amount just for the privilege.

    Could anything dodgy happen if i used PartitionMagic7 on a normal boot then booted back into server mode.
    (i assume no but thought id check it out first)

    Thanks for any help.


Comments

  • #2
    Cake Fiend
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,333 ✭✭✭Cake Fiend


    You could install it on a non-server OS, make the 'rescue' boot diskettes, then boot off them and rearrange the partitions on your server.

    This may not be legal.


  • #3
    BKtje
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,088 ✭✭✭BKtje


    Thing is its not a problem booting into regular w2k.
    I use BootMagic ( :rolleyes: ) which gives me a choice of the server or regular pro version of W2k.

    So all im wondering is if for some reason i'd loose data doing it this way. As a company server that would loose me days of getting the right backups :/


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