The volume you have selected may not be extended

i added new hard disk our windows 2003 r2 server sp2. when try extend it, receive "the volume have selected may not extended". kb841650 has been installed. problem?

c:\documents , settings\administrator.payroll>diskpart

microsoft diskpart version 5.2.3790.3959
copyright (c) 1999-2001 microsoft corporation.
on computer: hsa-comm02

diskpart> list volume

  volume ###  ltr  label        fs     type        size     status     info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  volume 0     c                ntfs   partition    128 gb  healthy    system
  volume 1     e   new volume   ntfs   partition    105 gb  healthy

diskpart> select volume 0

volume 0 selected volume.

diskpart> extend

the volume have selected may not extended.
please select volume , try again.

diskpart> select volume 1

volume 1 selected volume.

diskpart> extend

the volume have selected may not extended.
please select volume , try again.

diskpart>

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you cannot extend windows 2003 os partition when it's running. should either use third party or reboot machine, boot on winpe , extend volume offline.

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