Strange Win2000 Resize NTFS Partition Issue

[codyja]

I have a virtual machine running windows 2000 that had a 3.9 gig ntfs virtual hard drive. I used a vmware tool to expand the hard drive to 8 gigs, but I needed a way to expand the 3.9 gig ntfs partition to use the new free space. I used qtparted on the knoppix cd and expanded the partition to 8 gigs. I booted back into windows and Computer Management shows Disk 0 C: as 8.0 gigs and is healthy, but at the top, the C: drive capacity is still 3.9 gigs. When I view the size of the disk in My Computer it also shows 3.9 gigs. I think it is a problem with windows 2000 since qtparted shows the ntfs partition as a full 8 gigs. Any ideas? I've attached a screenshot.

 

[raybay]

Windows 2000 will have trouble with the knoppix partition. Read the knoppix manual closely... and all you can about virtual drive setups.

 

[codyja]

Its is an ntfs partition though, basically the same process as what Partition magic would have done.

 

[Nodsu]

You probably resized the partition, but not the filesystem.

Boot back to Linux and try using the ntfsresize utility.