VMWare - increase disk space

Sometimes when I'm using VMWare virtual machines to implement a PlanetTogether APS solution, I run out of disk space. In order to increase the size of the virtual disk, I follow the following steps:

1. Load the virtual machine into VMWare Workstation. Leave it "Powered Off".
2. Choose: VM > Settings.
3. Highlight "Hard Disk (SCSI)".
4. Click: Utilities > Expand.
5. Increase the size.
6. Expand > OK > OK.
7. Close VMWare Workstation.
8. Load another machine into VMWare Workstation. Leave it "Powered Off".
9. VM > Settings.
10. Add > (Yes).
11. Highlight "Hard Disk" > Next.
12. "Use an existing virtual disk" > Next.
13. Browse > (navigate to the desired top -level .vmdk file) > Finish > OK.
14. Power on this virtual machine.
15. Enter the DOS cmd prompt window, and:
    1. cd..
    2. cd..
    3. diskpart
    4. list volume
    5. select volume 2
    6. extend
    7. exit
    8. exit
16. Shut down the machine.
17. Remove the HD:
    1. "Edit virtual machine settings"
    2. Highlight "Hard Disk 2"
    3. Remove > OK.
18. Close VMWare Workstation.
19. Start the machine with the expanded hard drive and verify that HDD is expanded.