Win7 64bit RTM Image recover and Partition

[anhkhoa]

Hello very one
I Install windows 7 RTM in Hitachi 80G after that I make image to DVD.
today I received 320G seagate Hard drive back from seagate, I run Image recover from DVD after done recover from dvd system boot fine, but I see total 3 partition
100mb = sytem
80G = C NTFS Boot page file
221GB + not active.

Is this wind 7 default recover ?

I would like to recover with 1 partition
for example
100MB = sytem
301G = C
can I do that?
Please show me how
thank you

 

[sup3rsprt]

I would like to recover with 1 partition
for example
100MB = sytem
301G = C
can I do that?

That's 2 partitions. 100MB and 301GB

You just need resize your C: drive using disk management.

 

[zigzag3143]

That's 2 partitions. 100MB and 301GB

You just need resize your C: drive using disk management.

Supersprt

You sure he didnt intsll the page file to a different partition? It looks to me like

100 meg system reserved part
80 gig page file (page, active, & probably boot)
221 gig partition marked not active

Ken

 

[sup3rsprt]

you're right. Need to delete 221GB partition first.

Or use something like Acronis Disk manager to merge partitions.

 

[anhkhoa]

Do I have to use Acronis Disk manager tomerge patiotions?
does windows 7 can do the job to merge partition

 

[sup3rsprt]

does windows 7 can do the job to merge partition

no, unfortunately.

If there is no data on it, just delete it. Then you can use Windows 7 to expand the C: partition.

Although I wouldn't really recommend to put everything on the C: drive. It makes it more difficult to do a nice clean install (you can no longer format C: without losing all of your data).

 

[anhkhoa]

Thank you Sup3rsprt
I did Expand the 80G c drive to 279G.

right now I had problem with for make system Image. My c drive it has 2 partition 100mb for system reserved and the rest is C drive.
in 100mb system reserved has nly 39mb free space when i try o do system Image the error show I need to have minimum 50mb free space. but for system reserved partition no way I can make expand moe space.

do you know how to fix this problem?

 

[sup3rsprt]

There are many ways to fix this problem. The easiest is probably to make an image of the entire hard disk rather than each individual partition.

Another way is to move the boot manager to C: drive using bcdboot command, make partition C: active, then delete the reserved partition and resize C:

Another way is to find a backup program that doesn't have this silly limitation about free space.

 

[johngalt]

Provided you are not trying to image *to* the system partition - this is a no-no.

 

[anhkhoa]

Yes Sup3rsprt I try to make the image for thi hold hard drive, but I got this error " Threre is not enough disk space to create the volum shadow copy on storage location. Make sure that for all volume to be backup up, the minimum disk space required for shadow copy creation is available. this applies to both the backup storage destination and volume included in the backup. Minimum requirement for Volumes less than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 50 megabyte of free space. for voulimes more than 500 megabytes, the minimum is 320 megabytes of free space. Recommended at least 1 gigabytes free of disk space on each volumes if volumes size is more than 1 gigabytes (0x80780119)"

I know the problem is System reserve is low under 50mb. I need some how to add more MB in that drive.

I give up at this point.

do you know how we can view system reserve drive see what we got in that partition

 

[SIW2]

In Disk Management , Rt click it and give it a drive letter.

You would be better not trying to alter/extend/delete that partition.

After you have given it a Drive letter, I suggest you use the free version of Macrium Reflect to image your drive/partitions.

It is much better than Windows Complete PC Image , imo.

Macrium Reflect FREE Edition - Information and download

 

[Dinesh]

Or if you don't want to include the System reserved partition alongwith C drive, follow this:

Boot from the DVD and reach the installation screen.
Create a partition to install windows 7. By Default, it will give you prompt to create a 100 MB system partition. Click OK.

Now, delete the new partition where you were about to install Windows.

Now click on the 100 MB system reserved partition and Click Extend. Now give it a size and there you go. Click NEXT and you'll have a single partition where you can install Windows 7.

 

[anhkhoa]

Thank you so much for all of you guy try to helping me.
Now I install windows 7 ultimate with 1 partition ( partition name: system reserve).
I will get back with final backup anh restore Image she how it work.

Thanks

 

[anhkhoa]

Thank you for all you guy help.
I done with system Image and restore by use windows 7 backup.

first I Install windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit on Hitachi 80G with 1 system reserve drive after that I install all software I need like bit defender, office 2007 ultimate and Photoshop cs4.
I use win7 backup to make system Image to 1TB WD back edition, than I use windows 7 repair cd to restore the Image from 1TB WD to 320G Seagate. Everything working perfect

Thank You