Partition the Hard Drive in a Windows 7 Install

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Don't hesitate to post back if you need further help.

Hi,

May I know is it must to create an additional 100mb(system reserved) partition during windows installation?
Can I proceed with the installation without creating?

What is the purpose for creating an additional system reserved partition?

Thanks

highbreak said:

Hi,

May I know is it must to create an additional 100mb(system reserved) partition during windows installation?
Can I proceed with the installation without creating?

What is the purpose for creating an additional system reserved partition?

Thanks

Hello highbreak and welcome to Windows Seven Forums!

The Windows 7 installer will automatically create partitions on an unpartitioned hard drive. Best results when only one hard drive is connected during the install.

The 100MB System Reserved partition holds some advantages, like helpful recovery utilities, and adds some security to your system. It also makes it easier to boot to more than one Operating System (as in dual booting).

However, you can install Windows 7 without the System Reserved partition and the advantages. Just create the Primary partition you want to install Windows 7 into and then install it there. The Windows 7 installer will skip the System Reserved partition.

See also this: Repair CD - System Repair Disk

Cheers!
Robert

Hi Robort,

Is there any alternative ways to boot W7 in safe mode? From MS official website, it says that by pressing F8 before the Windows logo appears, it will prompt you with windows advance boot options.
However, it prompt me with Bios advance options instead of windows boot options after depressing F8.

I'm on Asus P8H67-M MB with UEFI BIOS interface.

Thanks

highbreak said:

Hi Robort,

Is there any alternative ways to boot W7 in safe mode? From MS official website, it says that by pressing F8 before the Windows logo appears, it will prompt you with windows advance boot options.
However, it prompt me with Bios advance options instead of windows boot options after depressing F8.

I'm on Asus P8H67-M MB with UEFI BIOS interface.

Thanks

You get to Safe Mode after the BIOS boots but before Windows loads. I would suggest you enter the BIOS and disable the "quick boot" or what ever it is called on your system to make it easier for you to follow the boot process and know when to tap the F8 key to enter Safe Mode. You can always go back later and enable the quick boot again.

You should get a screen like the 6th image in this thread with the option to enter Safe Mode:

Repair CD - System Repair Disk

Cheers!
Robert

Hi,

Helping my daughter. Her primary hard drive died. We got a replacement from Best Buy. She has ordered a Windows 7 recovery disk from HP. She is not a heavy user or does anything fancy. So.......

We should be able to just 1) install the new drive, 2)boot the recovery disk 3) and just do a Windows 7 install and use the default settings to let it partition the new drive and install. No real need to do any of our partitioning etc.

It sounds too simple???

jim

Bprunner51 said:

Hi,

Helping my daughter. Her primary hard drive died. We got a replacement from Best Buy. She has ordered a Windows 7 recovery disk from HP. She is not a heavy user or does anything fancy. So.......

We should be able to just 1) install the new drive, 2)boot the recovery disk 3) and just do a Windows 7 install and use the default settings to let it partition the new drive and install. No real need to do any of our partitioning etc.

It sounds too simple???

jim

Hello Jim, and welcome to Windows Seven Forums!

You just described a project I finished tonight. A client brought me a HP computer with Vista that would not boot into Windows. Found the hard drive dead so I replaced it with a new one, ordered HP recovery disks, and restored the computer to its original condition. Just boot the recovery disk and let it do its thing! Simple enough.

Of course if anything does come up, we are here to help!

Cheers!
Robert