Virtual PC - Need more than 127gb of space

[bmacbmac]

Hi,

My server crashed. I luckily made an image of the server where drive C is 30gb and drive E is about 400gb. I am now seeing a limitation on Virtual PC where the drive space maximum is 127gb.

Is there any way to expand this so I can restore my E drive?

If not, does anyone have a recomendation for something else I should try?

Thanks,

Brian

 

[BadBigBen]

well, the 127GB limit sounds like the old HDD size limitation of XP pre SP1a...

now are we talking about the size of the VirtualHDD or a PhysicalHDD?

which OS is in use on the GUEST?


Ben
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[linney]

Have you looked at the options available when you create a VHD?

"Creating virtual hard disks

Before you create a virtual hard disk, make sure you understand the physical storage that is required for the .vhd file. The storage requirements are different for the different types of virtual hard disks. The types of disks and storage requirements are as follows:

Dynamically expanding virtual hard disk. This type requires a minimum of 8 MB free space on the physical storage media. The size of the disk (and the .vhd file) grows as the disk is used, up to the maximum size specified when the disk was created.

Fixed virtual hard disk. This type of disk requires as much physical storage space as the size you specify for the disk when you create it. The size of the .vhd file is the same as the virtual hard disk size and remains unchanged.

Differencing virtual hard disk. This type requires a small amount of physical storage when you create the disk, and requires more storage as the size of the disk grows. The maximum size of a differencing disk is restricted by the maximum size of its parent hard disk."


I have quoted the above from the VM ((XP Mode) Help and Support.