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Installing Windows 7 on unallocated space -recommended?
If you delete all the partitions on your disk, except, say, a for-data partition you had before, and perform a clean install of Windows 7 on unallocated space, it will automatically partition and format the space it has on its disposal.
It did in my case, and this brings some tangible benefits - the System Reserved mini-partition that is created this way has the Recovery Options loaded on it (no need for your installation disc for startup repairs and such), and it also makes it possible for you to use BitLocker on your system partition without having to go through the procedure of creating a BitLocker partition later.
Would it be wise then to have a recommendation here on this forum to install Win 7 this way, especially if someone has Windows 7 Ultimate?
This is what it looks like on my rig: