100MB System Reserved in Windows 7

[osu1357]

I am going to do a clean install of Windows 7 a 2nd time and I was wondering if it is OK if I delete the 100MB System Reserved partition that Windows 7 installed the first time I did a clean install? See screen shot.

 

[derekimo]

Here you go, this should help you out,

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/71363-system-reserved-partition-delete.html

 

[Pusspa]

yes is the answer.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello osu1357.





You can but I don't know if it'll let you; you may have to use Option Two in the tutorial at the link below after the fact.

Be sure to let us know how it sorts if you're able.


Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD



Or, if there's no other data on the HDD you don't want to lose, have a look at theis tutorial, BE Advised: this one will over-write everything on the HDD..


SSD / HDD : Optimize for Windows Reinstallation

 

[Pusspa]

i just did a fresh reinstall. i know for a fact you can delete the partition during setup and the install will go fine!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

i just did a fresh reinstall. i know for a fact you cant delete the partition during setup and the install will go fine!

And you no longer have the 100MB "System Reserved" partition?

 

[Pusspa]

i dont think thats the question, just can u delete it during reinstall. i deleted all partions and let windows do its thing.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

i just did a fresh reinstall. i know for a fact you cant delete the partition during setup and the install will go fine!

And you no longer have the 100MB "System Reserved" partition?

I know the OP question, I wanted to know if it will still create the "System Reserved" partition once it's been deleted during install; will you please answer my question, do you still have the 100MB "System Reserved" partition now.

 

[1Bowtie]

Is there really a need to delete that partition, it's only 100mb, which is mynute in comparison to the harddrives we have now. Would there ever be a need for that partition

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

i just did a fresh reinstall. i know for a fact you cant delete the partition during setup and the install will go fine!

And you no longer have the 100MB "System Reserved" partition?

I know the OP question, I wanted to know if it will still create the "System Reserved" partition once it's been deleted during install; will you please answer my question, do you still have the 100MB "System Reserved" partition now.

Well I guess if you won't answer me I'll have to find out on my own in VB, thanks for nothing.

 

[Pusspa]

sorry mate, i deleted all partions during install and yes its back, sorry i didnt get back to you sooner!

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Is there really a need to delete that partition, it's only 100mb, which is mynute in comparison to the harddrives we have now. Would there ever be a need for that partition

The reason for "some" of us it because the existence of that partition and it being a "Primary" is it limits the number of additional primaries that can be created.

sorry mate, i deleted all partions during install and yes its back, sorry i didnt get back to you sooner!

Thank you for the reply, that's what I thought; my apologies for being short with you.

 

[Bill2]

Win7 will create the 100 mb system reserved partition only while doing a fresh (custom) installation of Windows 7, where Windows 7 is installed onto a new hard disk with unallocated disk space (no partition or volume defined yet), or when the user attempts to create a new partition out of an empty drive.

Although, even with a fresh install on a new hdd, the system reserved partition can be avoided.

Hack to Remove 100 MB System Reserved Partition When Installing Windows 7 » My Digital Life

 

[1Bowtie]

Is there really a need to delete that partition, it's only 100mb, which is mynute in comparison to the harddrives we have now. Would there ever be a need for that partition

The reason for "some" of us it because the existence of that partition and it being a "Primary" is it limits the number of additional primaries that can be created.

sorry mate, i deleted all partions during install and yes its back, sorry i didnt get back to you sooner!

Thank you for the reply, that's what I thought; my apologies for being short with you.

Thanks for the info BareFootKid since your only allowed 4 primary partitions i can see where that might affect you. Thanks again

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Thanks for the info BareFootKid since your only allowed 4 primary partitions i can see where that might affect you. Thanks again

Hello Smitty.



Here's a prime example of what some are getting with their OEM built PCs now and if you want/need another "Primary" Windows won't do it, Windows will only create a "Logical" for a 4th, or you need a third party program to do it.

Have alook at this tutorial.

Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD

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[whs]

Thanks for the info BareFootKid since your only allowed 4 primary partitions i can see where that might affect you. Thanks again

Hello Smitty.



Here's a prime example of what some are getting with their OEM built PCs now and if you want/need another "Primary" Windows won't do it, Windows will only create a "Logical" for a 4th, or you need a third party program to do it.

Have alook at this tutorial.

Partition Wizard : Use the Bootable CD

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That is even a "mild" case. I have seen brand new PCs off the shelf with 4 primary partitions. The additional one was for some OEM tools. That is getting ridiculous as long as there is the 4 primary limit in NTFS.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

Hello whs, that is a shame to do to people though the majority of the ones that buy OEM never know the difference and could care less if they did; it's just when they run into issues they find out.

 

[iseeuu]

On the other hand, with the 100MB "System Reserved" partition in place, you can install ALL of your Operating Systems in Logical Partitions. So if your first OS is C: drive and you have one optical drive set as D:, that leaves 19 drive letters to assign to additional OSs, data partitions, and external drives.

Wow, giving up 100MB of space allowing for 20 partitions ... anybody need that many partitions?

Plus you have access to "System Repair" utilities from the "Safe Mode" menu.

Cheers!
Robert

 

[whs]

On the other hand, with the 100MB "System Reserved" partition in place, you can install ALL of your Operating Systems in Logical Partitions. So if your first OS is C: drive and you have one optical drive set as D:, that leaves 19 drive letters to assign to additional OSs, data partitions, and external drives.

Wow, giving up 100MB of space allowing for 20 partitions ... anybody need that many partitions?

Plus you have access to "System Repair" utilities from the "Safe Mode" menu.

Cheers!
Robert

That is a good point indeed. But when you have 4 primaries out of the box, that is a real problem too.
I was trying to teach people of my computer club how to create a seperate data partition. And each time a few come forward with their brand new laptops showing me the problem with the 4 default primaries. And since these people are mostely non-Geeks, I usually end up fixing their systems.

 

[Bare Foot Kid]

On the other hand, with the 100MB "System Reserved" partition in place, you can install ALL of your Operating Systems in Logical Partitions. So if your first OS is C: drive and you have one optical drive set as D:, that leaves 19 drive letters to assign to additional OSs, data partitions, and external drives.

Wow, giving up 100MB of space allowing for 20 partitions ... anybody need that many partitions?

Plus you have access to "System Repair" utilities from the "Safe Mode" menu.

Cheers!
Robert

Yes, that is a very good point.