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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.
Gaga;
Sorry, just saw your post. (Why do I get notices of junk I don't need and no notice of your post? :( )
I think you have a good grasp of what needs to be done and some possibilities. I look forward to hearing how it all works out for you!
Cheers!
Robert
I'd like to throw my $50 in.
First, this is just MS "looking out for you..." like they always do and it's insulting. It's not really about system restore or bitlocker or anything else. Although, Win7 uses that 100 megs for that purpose. This is REALLY about you being too stupid to not know how to config your own HD and give it enough space. Ever since Win 95, MS has tried to protect you, from yourself.
I like having my swap file on a seperate partition. Been doing that for a long time. Recently, I've decided to create another partition for my "temp" files. (Like Temp Internet files, etc...) Now, pop your CD into your box and boot up. Try to re-partiton your HD. Good luck. It's not going to happen. Why do you think MS thru in a free partition program in Win7? So they could control what you do with your own box and it would decrease the number of idiot phone calls to their CS.
Secondly, there is a way to delete that 100 megs. (It's not about "space" or "money" or any other such stuff, it's about it being MY box and MY HDs and MY paritions. IF I want Win7 to have another 100 megs on my HD, I'll give it some.) So far, I've only found it on the "install" side, but I'll figure out a way to do it once it's installed.
10 years ago, probably 50% of the computer users knew what a "partition" was.
20 years ago, probably only 5% did.
Come on MS, that's why we have the internet, to LEARN.
Win 7 was created BY me? I wouldn't put my name on it. Just give me a secure, stable OS and I'll take it from there. Stop telling me I'm an idiot and that I need protection from myself.
(Boy, I miss OS/2! Spare me the Linux story, that's the little engine that thought it could.. I played with Unix 20 years ago, didn't like it then, either.)
PS I just bought a 64-bit laptop and Win7 is the only thing I could get with it. I've run the same network of 4 boxes for 8+ years and all I've done is replace memory and DVDs. Frankly, I don't notice any improvement in speed or stability or anything with Win7. It's just cumbersome.
Like, networking.. Come on! What a nightmare! Whoever came up with that ____ shouldn't be employed, at any software company.
Although this may resemble system manufacturer approaches that are a nuisance, it seems natural for SSD drives which would be linked to another drive. It is stated that a system partition MAY be created, which is confusing. This should be dependent on usage of AHCI rather than native IDE but no clear association exists. After accepting the existance of the partition it is possible to end up without one. This results from trying to format a drive for a clean install. Except for the hassle I don't care about activation issues. I would simply like to know in advance whether I'm getting into trouble. Virtual HDs are a good example. Disk Management is too limited in Windows 7.
