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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.
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Debbie
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Thanks anyway,
i wil try a install with an different harddisk.
iseeuu--Being (partially) fearless, I decided to try again.
"you would need to delete what you created in the 101MB space at the front of your hard drive so that again it is unallocated space like it was before you created a simple volume there. Then to make it easier for you and to stop Windows from trying to make the "Simple Volume" a "Logical Drive", delete D:"
I deleted the contents of Z: . Z: became 100MB Free Space rather than Allocated Space with no drive letter. I saw no option to increase it to 101MB. But I went ahead anyway and Deleted D:. It all became Allocated Space. I went back to former Z:, went through the procedure to assign a Drive Letter, but saw no obvious option in any window to make it either a Primary or Logical partition. There was one window that had a line called Volume Label. "New Volume" was entered in that line and it offered no options, but I could erase what was entered and enter Primary. When finished I had Z: back, labelled "Primary Z:" in the title(?) bar at it top, but its properties showed to again be a Logical partition and 99MB in size. (Now I am unable to change that Primary title. Going into Change Drive Letter... only gives the options to change or remove the Drive Letter. FWIW--I now know what "New Voume" meant in that Volume Label line.)
I saw no purpose in proceeding and restored former D: (now Unallocated Space) to D:.
iseeuu--Being (partially) fearless, I decided to try again.
"you would need to delete what you created in the 101MB space at the front of your hard drive so that again it is unallocated space like it was before you created a simple volume there. Then to make it easier for you and to stop Windows from trying to make the "Simple Volume" a "Logical Drive", delete D:"
I deleted the contents of Z: .
What you tried would have worked. However I do not understand why you decided to only delete the "contents"? I do not recall having ever suggested that in any of the numerous posts in this thread. The 100MB "System Reserved" boot partition at the front of your hard drive (before your C partition) MUST be a "Primary" partition. The ONLY way to get there now is to DELETE the current partition and create a new "Primary" partition of 100MB in size. Please review the step by step instructions already posted.
Cheers!
Robert
iseeuu--My intent is not to argue but to get the job done.
In a recent post you said "So if you change your mind and decide to "try again", you would need to delete what you created in the 101MB space at the front of your hard drive"
I interpreted that to mean I should format the Z: drive to remove its contents, which content was created by your advice " Now copy all the files from the old "System Reserved" to the new "System Reserved" " Is "Delete Volume" what you meant? I can still do that. At least I have that option in the Context menu for Z:. You may see that I try to follow directions very carefully. Removing contents versus deleting the volume are presumably quite different, but I had no idea that Delete Volume was called for or what the consequences of using it are. If I "Delete Volume", where do I start in the original instructions which I understand you are recommending.
"did you tell Windows that YOU wanted it (Z:) to be a "Primary" volume (or partition)" I had/have no idea how to create or "force" (as you suggested) the former Z: as Primary. At what point is that option offered? It is not there now in the context menu and do not remember it being offered offered in the process of creating a New Drive Letter....
FWIW--Z: and the System Reserved partitions are both 99MB now-- see earlier screen shots.
And I would appreciate advice on how to best copy the contents of the System Reserved partition to new Z: . I seem to remember it was not very obvious the last time around. At the moment the System Reserved partition does not show up in the Computer folder (even though I have unchecked "Hide protected operating System files..." in Windows Explorer|Options|View tab)/ And, earlier I got quite a few error messages when I did try the copying (which apparently was successful based on Z: eventually containing Recycle.BIN, BootMgr, Boot, BootSec.bak, SystemVolumeInformation.)
If you will stick with me, I will try to get the job done.
