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Windows 7: What's that little partition for in W7?
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26 Oct 2009
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W7 64bit 7600 with SP1 Florida |
What's that little partition for in W7?
What does that little 100MB partition in front of my C: partition do? Can it be eliminated? If so, how?
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Homebuilt
OS W7 64bit 7600 with SP1
CPU AMD Athlon 64 DC 4200+ 2.2Ghz
Motherboard Biostar TForce6100
Memory 4 Gigs
Graphics Card Radeon X1650 256MB
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
PSU Antec 500W 80+
Case Antec
Hard Drives OS - WD 320Gig SATA
BackUp - WD 640Gig 32mg cashe SATA
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26 Oct 2009
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#2 | |
Win 8 Release candidate 8400 |
Quote: Originally Posted by mowerman  What does that little 100MB partition in front of my C: partition do? Can it be eliminated? If so, how? Mowerman
Its a partition that the win 7 installer sets up to decompress files, store temp items, etc. Its actually a g ood idea for a bunch of reasons but it can be removed.
Ken | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP Pavillion dv-7 1005 Tx
OS Win 8 Release candidate 8400
CPU 2@2.4
Memory 4 gigs
Graphics Card Nvidia 9600M
Sound Card HD built-in
Monitor(s) Displays 17" Wxga
Screen Resolution 1440x900
Cooling none
Internet Speed 45Mb down 5Mb up
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26 Oct 2009
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#3 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1 |
The 100 MB system partition is used primarily as BitLocker partition for BitLocker encryption. Additionally, it also holds the Windows Recovery Environment (WinRE) and boot files with boot manager for booting up the computer for troubleshooting when there is no Windows 7 installation DVD disc on hand. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number tw33k
OS Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
CPU Intel 3770k 4.6GHz
Motherboard ASUS Maximus V Formula
Memory 8GB (2x 4GB) Crucial Ballistix
Graphics Card Sapphire 7950 (1060/1600)
Sound Card On Board Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 27" Acer B273HU (via HDMI)
Screen Resolution 2048 x 1152
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 5000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 5000
PSU Corsair AX750 Gold
Case Corsair Obsidian 800DW
Cooling Corsair H100 (2x AP-121/2x UK-3000 push/pull)
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB
2TB WD Black
1TB Samsung F3 SATA
1TB WD Elite External
2TB WD USB 3.0
Internet Speed 5mb/s
Other Info Logitech z-2300 2.1 speakers
Lamptron FC-5 v2
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26 Oct 2009
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#4 | |
W7 64bit 7600 with SP1 Florida |
If I would want to remove it how would I go about doing that? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Homebuilt
OS W7 64bit 7600 with SP1
CPU AMD Athlon 64 DC 4200+ 2.2Ghz
Motherboard Biostar TForce6100
Memory 4 Gigs
Graphics Card Radeon X1650 256MB
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
PSU Antec 500W 80+
Case Antec
Hard Drives OS - WD 320Gig SATA
BackUp - WD 640Gig 32mg cashe SATA
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26 Oct 2009
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#5 | |
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Why do you want to remove it? Until you have a good reason I am going to recommend that you leave it alone. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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26 Oct 2009
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1 |
Just right click it and delete | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number tw33k
OS Windows 7 Ultimate (x64) SP1
CPU Intel 3770k 4.6GHz
Motherboard ASUS Maximus V Formula
Memory 8GB (2x 4GB) Crucial Ballistix
Graphics Card Sapphire 7950 (1060/1600)
Sound Card On Board Realtek HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 27" Acer B273HU (via HDMI)
Screen Resolution 2048 x 1152
Keyboard Microsoft Wireless 5000
Mouse Microsoft Wireless 5000
PSU Corsair AX750 Gold
Case Corsair Obsidian 800DW
Cooling Corsair H100 (2x AP-121/2x UK-3000 push/pull)
Hard Drives Crucial M4 128GB
2TB WD Black
1TB Samsung F3 SATA
1TB WD Elite External
2TB WD USB 3.0
Internet Speed 5mb/s
Other Info Logitech z-2300 2.1 speakers
Lamptron FC-5 v2
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26 Oct 2009
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#7 | |
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Quote: Originally Posted by tw33k Just right click it and delete lol | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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26 Oct 2009
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#8 | |
W7 64bit 7600 with SP1 Florida |
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Homebuilt
OS W7 64bit 7600 with SP1
CPU AMD Athlon 64 DC 4200+ 2.2Ghz
Motherboard Biostar TForce6100
Memory 4 Gigs
Graphics Card Radeon X1650 256MB
Sound Card onboard
Monitor(s) Displays HP w2207h
Screen Resolution 1680x1050
PSU Antec 500W 80+
Case Antec
Hard Drives OS - WD 320Gig SATA
BackUp - WD 640Gig 32mg cashe SATA
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26 Oct 2009
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#9 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet) Charlotte, NC |
As Tw33k said, there is no reason to remove it, and lots of reasons not to. Just pretend it's not there and let it do it's thing. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
CPU 3.00 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo E8400
Motherboard ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5K/EPU Rev 1.xx
Memory 4GB
Graphics Card ATI Radeon X1950 Pro
Sound Card Built in HD Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 22" Gateway LCD
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1200
Keyboard Logitech G11
Mouse Microsoft Wireless Laser Mouse 5000
Hard Drives ST3160023A [Hard drive] (160.04 GB) -- drive 0, rev 8.01, ST3500630AS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 2, rev 3.AAK
ST3500630AS [Hard drive] (500.11 GB) -- drive 1, rev 3.AAK
Internet Speed 13.44 Mbps
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26 Oct 2009
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#10 | |
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Quote: Originally Posted by MacGyvr As Tw33k said, there is no reason to remove it. 
Quote: Originally Posted by tw33k Just right click it and delete I suppose tw33k was joking. Because Windows will not let you delete it (it's required to boot) | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Too many to list.
OS XP, Seven, 2008R2
CPU AMD, Intel, VIA
Motherboard Various
Memory Corsair, Kingston, etc.
Graphics Card ATI, NVIDIA
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung
Keyboard qwerty
Hard Drives Maxtor, Western Digital
Internet Speed 22 Mb/s @ home, 1 Gb/s @ server
Other Info All of my systems still run fastest on XP 32-bit for the most part. Win7 is fun to play with, but I still prefer XP for raw speed, security, and functionality.
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