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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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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.
Regards,
Debbie
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Thanks anyway,
i wil try a install with an different harddisk.
Yes you can delete this partition. I used a disk partition tool name “Acronis Disk Director” to deleted that 100MB partition and merge that free un-partitioned space with the main “C Drive” making it all one drive. Once that was done I used my windows disk to repair my install, it boots and run just fine.….DONT let Microsoft fool you, this CAN and HAS been done ;)
As far as it slowing down your hard drive, im not really sure. I just wanted my windows all one drive, I wasn’t really conserved with speed.
yeah except after a bios upgrade this stupid partition is now labelled c and of course the system can boot! stupid design!
Wow...Debbie....I hate to break it to you but you are incorrect on the system reserved partition. Would you like me to walk you through a Windows 7 install and show you how to remove it? I do it all the time and all my customers computers boot fine as well as recovery options work fine as well. The workaround takes less than a minute.
