Can I delete the system reserved partition from 100MB

Anonymous
2009-06-06T22:02:00+00:00

Is there a possibility to install windows 7 (clean install) without making a extra (hidden) partition "system reserved" from 100mb?

or how can I delete this partition after install ?

Why is it for?

I have the meaning that this slows down my hard drive a little ? 

thanks

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Anonymous
2009-06-11T15:08:03+00:00

Hi Johan G,

Thanks for posting to Getting Ready for Windows 7 .

The 100MB partition is a system partition and contains boot files. Disk Manager will not allow you to remove this partition because removing this partition could cause the system to not boot.

Thanks for posting your question to Getting Ready for Winodws 7 community group.

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Anonymous
2009-06-06T22:56:08+00:00

Thanks anyway,

i wil try a install with an different harddisk.

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-04-04T17:12:25+00:00

    hi debbie razor here i got a question about this 100mb partition since we cant delete it can we hide it ? n why microsoft had to made this partition visible ? i mean could be hidden also rite ?

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  2. Anonymous
    2010-04-01T11:52:01+00:00

    Can I move it onto another HDD I need to get rid of that one out of my PC!

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  3. Anonymous
    2010-03-29T13:39:01+00:00

    I don't want to take one side or the other on this issue, but I am curious why some are so adamant about getting rid of the 100 MB Windows 7 system reserved partition.

    Setting aside the case made by CaptPat for now and sticking to workstations and home PC's, I agree with Fertz and KJBlake on the space issue. Percentage-wise it's not enough (< 1%) for me to spend time on--especially given the importance of the partition and effort required to get rid of it. Darius Reager has a different case for needing to remove it. I can't think of any good reason for MS customers to encrypt this hidden partition that contains no user data. Perhaps it's a policy requirement? Sometimes policy is difficult to change. Of course that doesn't make it correct...

    Does it really boil down to some not wanting to change the old way of doing things and/or preferring to manage partitioning and boot files for the sake of retaining control? That's good enough reason IMO, but keep in mind that enhancing support for this flexibility during install could have a price tag in the millions for a product as big and widely-distributed as Windows. I'd mainly like to know if there are other reasons we might find compelling and just haven't thought of yet.

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