System Reserved : Create Using Disk Management

1) Do you have the SP 1 installed?

2) Did you create the disk before you installed the SP 1 to the system?

Bare Foot Kid said:

1) Do you have the SP 1 installed?
No
2) Did you create the disk before you installed the SP 1 to the system?
No

(answered above)

OK here we go. :)


First use Windows 7 disk management to shrink the 1.46GB partition to as small as it will go but not below the suggested 200MB boot partition you're trying to create.

Study this tutorial at the link below before you start so you will know how to proceed if you develop boot issues.

Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

You would have to boot to diskpart to mark the Windows 7 partition as Active as outlined in Option Two #1 and do the 3 separate startup repairs to create the boot files to the Windows 7 partition, but don't do that if it is not necessary as it's a step that's not needed unless you have boot issues.

Bare Foot Kid said:

OK here we go. :)


First use Windows 7 disk management to shrink the 1.46GB partition to as small as it will go but not below the suggested 200MB boot partition you're trying to create.

Study this tutorial at the link below before you start so you will know how to proceed if you develop boot issues.

Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

You would have to boot to diskpart to mark the Windows 7 partition as Active as outlined in Option Two #1 and do the 3 separate startup repairs to create the boot files to the Windows 7 partition, but don't do that if it is not necessary as it's a step that's not needed unless you have boot issues.

Ok, Thanks!

Edit: Just realised, the partition is already marked active

RJ12 said:

Ok, Thanks!

Then post back here and we'll pick it up again!

So its ok to resize it even though it's already marked Active?

RJ12 said:

So its ok to resize it even though it's already marked Active?

Yes, just do the shrink using disk management and nothing else.

Bare Foot Kid said:

OK here we go. :)


First use Windows 7 disk management to shrink the 1.46GB partition to as small as it will go but not below the suggested 200MB boot partition you're trying to create.

Study this tutorial at the link below before you start so you will know how to proceed if you develop boot issues.

Startup Repair - Run 3 Separate Times

You would have to boot to diskpart to mark the Windows 7 partition as Active as outlined in Option Two #1 and do the 3 separate startup repairs to create the boot files to the Windows 7 partition, but don't do that if it is not necessary as it's a step that's not needed unless you have boot issues.

I'm glad hearing you saying that...

i was studying that tutorial "startup repair - run 3 separate times" two days ago...and was wondering myself if it was really necessary to do it.

I've done just by curiosity a 3 startup repair (rebooting each time between repair), two days ago without marking the partition active as tutorial said.

Of course it did not find any troubleshoot during the 3 repairs. Was wondering the impact of such manner.

You made it clear to me, today...!

NoN said:

I'm glad hearing you saying that...

i was studying that tutorial "startup repair - run 3 separate times" two days ago...and was wondering myself if it was really necessary to do it.

I've done just by curiosity a 3 startup repair (rebooting each time between repair), two days ago without marking the partition active as tutorial said.

Of course it did not find any troubleshoot during the 3 repairs. Was wondering the impact of such manner.

You made it clear to me, today...!

Glad I could help mate and thanks for the input!