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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.
This procedure did not work for me. When I attempted to copy the data from the old "reserved" to the new one, the copy was incomplete (according to win7 error message) and the "startup repair" did not fix the new one so on my system I still cannot boot without having the disk with the original "reserved" partition connected. This is a real pain because apparently the disk with "reserved" has developed an error and I would much rather move the "reserved" partition than to do a complete install. Does Partition Wizard actually move data in a partition that you want to move or just create a partition that is the same size in a different place and delete the old one? How does it get around windows security to do the data move? Surely there is someone out there who has had the same problem as me and found a better answer than "do a clean install".
hi
It sounds like corruption of files in reserved data. May even the drive, OS systems files. I would see your situation as something like if you wanted to move a catalog closters to another location in the same drive but diferent partitions or even on another drive all together.
Debbie the Support Engineer is only partially correct. The System Reserved partition stores boot files should the windows installatiion need to be recovered due to system failure of some sort. It is the more advanced feature comparable to the "System Restore" from Windows XP. Deleting this partition is possible post WIN 7 installation, but it is for more advanced users as you may run into boot problems. If you manage to delete this partition, you will a performance boost of possibly up to 30%. By doing this, you lose the system recovery functionality and you should resort to drive cloning every month or so to back up your system should you find yourself in the middle of a catastrophic failure later down the road.
When you delete this System Reserved partition using a third party tool like Acronis Back Up and Restore, it warns you that your system may not boot afterwards. Delete the partition, and mark the Boot drive (drive C) as the "active partition". Then exit the program, and restart the pc with your Windows 7 CD/DVD and select the repair option and run the diagnostic tool to repair the startup process and master boot record.
This procedure did not work for me. When I attempted to copy the data from the old "reserved" to the new one, the copy was incomplete (according to win7 error message) and the "startup repair" did not fix the new one so on my system I still cannot boot without having the disk with the original "reserved" partition connected. This is a real pain because apparently the disk with "reserved" has developed an error and I would much rather move the "reserved" partition than to do a complete install. Does Partition Wizard actually move data in a partition that you want to move or just create a partition that is the same size in a different place and delete the old one? How does it get around windows security to do the data move? Surely there is someone out there who has had the same problem as me and found a better answer than "do a clean install".
