Resize image to fit onto a smaller disk

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For example the original disk volume was 100GBytes with 60Gbytes of used space. You wish to restore the image to a disk volume that is only 80Gbytes, and the ShadowProtect image (*.spf) file is only 40Gbytes. Because the original disk volume is 100Gbytes you cannot restore it to 80Gbytes disk volume, even though there was only 60Gbytes of data on it.


At the time of this article, Shadow Protect cannot dynamically resize the image to enable restoration to the smaller volume. This feature is planned to be included in a future release.

I am so disappointed again,

here is what I got 74.5 GB IDE hdd, with 51GB data

I tried to restore to an IBM x226 server with 67.5GB adaptec raid 1, no luck.

it just wont let me create partition to restore to.





Solution:



Steps to shrink to the partition so it can be restored to a smaller drive.



1. Boot the latest Recovery CD into the Vista Based Recovery Environment (You do not need to restore using Vista, you simply need to use it to shrink the partition)



2. Mount the image you wish to restore as writable. (This is also called Exploring the Backup) You will find the Explore Backup option in the left hand menu under Tasks. To mount an image as writable uncheck the read only box.



3.Go to the Dismount Backup Image also under Tasks and dismount the volume, as you do so, you will see an option to shrink the volume. Select this box and the software will shrink the partition as much as possible.



A new incremental backup file will be created, this file with have the smaller partition information and can be restored to the smaller drive.



If restoring Windows XP or 2003 you will want to reboot your computer and boot into the Legacy Environment for restore. To restore simply select the newly created incremental file as the image you wish to restore.

looking for a free versatile partition manager gparted

http://gparted.sourceforge.net/

win98se on a fileserver

clean up a client's fileserver, interestingly, there is a copy of win98se original files. ...

...sigh ... that makes me missing my glorious days

run myob / commac h & s on windows 2003 terminal server

run myob / commac h & s on windows 2003 terminal server ...

I get this going a couple years ago.

now it stopped working because of new myob updates?

anyway I can run myob on the TS as administrator.

oddly, normal TS can't run it via a shortcut to the fileserver which a installation of MYOB seated.

gotta remember this: run the network.ex installation, well, for each TS user?

also the security warning, use file://servername/commacc.exe install of file://ip-address/commacc.exe

local popular auction site got infected with virus or malware as they called it

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so I started scan my hard drive again, this time I downloaded a german one, luke filewalker Avira AntiVir personal.

It detected some trojan others dont. like the chris-tv bundled something fishy

load myob on local c: drive

load myob on local c: drive for the new GST

you dont have to load to a network drive

load it locally, then point to the data on the file server, then upgrade the data base

no emails for a business

I checked the internet records, then find out their ISP is doing something, their email can't be accessed. their website is down as well