| Windows 7: Installation partition |
12 Jan 2012
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#1 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 UK |
Installation partition Hello everyone, I have come across a weird problem (or at least have searched for hours and not found anyone with the same problem) I installed Windows 7 Home premium this morning on my new computer, its a brand new hard drive that was completly formatted, everything went well but once the installation was done i went to My Computer and it says "0.98gb free of 1.36tb" But i have nothing on the computer, so i checked for partitions ect in computer management and find i only have 216mb unallocated space. I have been searching for a fix all night and in the end decided maybe it would be best to full format and reinstall windows but i cant format the HDD and when i run the windows disk it does not even find the HDD anymore. I was hoping someone here knows how to fix this or has had the same problem in the past, any help would be great, thank you.
[Also] Okay through computer managment i have found 1.3tb of the hard drive is "Primary Partition" for System,boot,pagefile.. and so on and as you cant delete a partition that is system im stuck, i have tried shrinking it but it will not let me do that either and because of how big the primary partition is i dont have enough room to move all the system files.
Last edited by Falsemajesty; 12 Jan 2012 at 11:02 PM..
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| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made so to speak OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i5 3.20GHz Motherboard Intel DQ57TM Memory 8gb 2x2gb 1x4gb Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Screen Resolution 1360x768 Keyboard Logitech K120 PSU 650w Unamed Case Trendsonic Cooling heatsynk, Space for x3 Additional fans Hard Drives Samsung HD154UI ATA 1.5 TB Internet Speed 50 m/b |
12 Jan 2012
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#2 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
1. Run WinDirStat to see what is on the disk. Post the result (picture) here.
2. Post a picture of your full Disk Management. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
12 Jan 2012
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#3 | | Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2 Westlake, Ohio |
First, fill out your system specs in detail. It will save people from having to ask you about hard drive brand and model, motherboard brand and model, etc. What version you are running if there were revisions (especially for the motherboard) would be helpful too.
You should also post your Disk Management screen. Click the Start orb, then in the "Search Files and Folders" box type "Computer Management", then click on Disk Management. You can use the snipping tool to nab a screenshot. EDIT: You're fast, whs! | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self OS Main - Windows 7 Pro SP1 64-Bit; 2nd - Windows Server 2008 R2 CPU Main - Core i7 2600K; 2nd - Core i7 920 Motherboard Main - Asus P8Z68-V Pro/Gen3; 2nd - Gigabyte GA-EX58-UDR3 Memory Main - 16GB Corsair Vengeance; 2nd - 12GB Corsair Vengeance Graphics Card Main - XFX Radeon 6870 1GB; 2nd - XFX Radeon 4870 1GB Sound Card Both: Onboard Realtek Azalia Monitor(s) Displays Main - Hann 25" + I-INC 25" + Acer 23"; 2nd - Upgrading Soon Screen Resolution Main - 1920x1080 (All Three Monitors); 2nd - Upgrading Soon Keyboard Main - Razer Reclusa; 2nd - Old MS Keyboard Mouse Main - Logitech MX Revolution; 2nd - Old MS Mouse PSU Main - OCZ 600W Modular; 2nd - OCZ 600W Case Main - Thermaltake Element G; 2nd - NZXT something or other Cooling Main - Corsair H80; 2nd - Prolimatech Megahalems Hard Drives Main - (1) Crucial M4 128GB (Boot)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data)
Main - (1) Seagate 2TB 64MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Intel X25-M SSD 80GB (Boot)
2nd - (3) Seagate 1TB 32MB Cache (Data Backup)
2nd - (1) Seagate 320GB (Because) Internet Speed 20Mbps Time-Warner Cable |
12 Jan 2012
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#4 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
12 Jan 2012
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 UK |
okay running windirstat now and here is Computer management | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made so to speak OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i5 3.20GHz Motherboard Intel DQ57TM Memory 8gb 2x2gb 1x4gb Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Screen Resolution 1360x768 Keyboard Logitech K120 PSU 650w Unamed Case Trendsonic Cooling heatsynk, Space for x3 Additional fans Hard Drives Samsung HD154UI ATA 1.5 TB Internet Speed 50 m/b |
12 Jan 2012
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#6 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 UK |
| My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made so to speak OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i5 3.20GHz Motherboard Intel DQ57TM Memory 8gb 2x2gb 1x4gb Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Screen Resolution 1360x768 Keyboard Logitech K120 PSU 650w Unamed Case Trendsonic Cooling heatsynk, Space for x3 Additional fans Hard Drives Samsung HD154UI ATA 1.5 TB Internet Speed 50 m/b |
12 Jan 2012
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#7 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
You beat the record. We should put that into the Guiness book of records. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
12 Jan 2012
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#8 | | Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
1. click on the little + in front of data to see the detail
2. What do you see when you click on the blue stuff | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7 Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207 Keyboard with trackball - no mices Mouse Trackball mice Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals Internet Speed DSL 6000 |
12 Jan 2012
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#9 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 UK |
Have put all the specs i know in, will be able to complete all of it tomorrow as my brother helped me build this as he is an IT Teacher, i also asked him about this problem but he could not solve it either. Thank you for the replies aswell, this seems to be a very friendly site. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made so to speak OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i5 3.20GHz Motherboard Intel DQ57TM Memory 8gb 2x2gb 1x4gb Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Screen Resolution 1360x768 Keyboard Logitech K120 PSU 650w Unamed Case Trendsonic Cooling heatsynk, Space for x3 Additional fans Hard Drives Samsung HD154UI ATA 1.5 TB Internet Speed 50 m/b |
12 Jan 2012
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#10 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 UK |
Woah, i see hundreds upon hundreds of films, all exactly 1gb each, although this was a custom install so everything should have been deleted?
They are all [.vob] files located in C:\DE\shares\My Movies - DVD but going through My Computer i cannot find that path | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Home made so to speak OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 CPU Intel i5 3.20GHz Motherboard Intel DQ57TM Memory 8gb 2x2gb 1x4gb Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT Screen Resolution 1360x768 Keyboard Logitech K120 PSU 650w Unamed Case Trendsonic Cooling heatsynk, Space for x3 Additional fans Hard Drives Samsung HD154UI ATA 1.5 TB Internet Speed 50 m/b Installation partition problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 05:42 AM. | |