Solved How do i hide the 100MB partition?

[Dinesh]

the system reserved partition was hidden last night. How do i hide it again?

 

[Sassa]

Try in disk management...

Edit:
I was able to enable and disable it this way.

 

[Dinesh]

When i right click the system reserved partition in diskmgmt, i don't see any option to hide it.

 

[Sassa]

I can't remember exactly what I did... (I did that on my friend's new desktop, I already had partitioned HDD) Try with Shrink Volume...

 

[Dinesh]

didn't work

 

[Sassa]

Try this:
Go to change drive letter... and then remove or change (some option here)...

Edit:
I think that is the thing...

 

[Kari]

Here's how to hide a drive using Group Policy Editor:

• Click Start, type gpedit.msc to search field, press enter
• Find and open User Configuration > Administrative Templates> Windows Components > WindowsExplorer
• Double click Hide these specified drives in My Computer
  
  
• Choose Enabled
• Pick the option you want
  
  
• Click OK

Kari

 

[Sassa]

Nice one Kari.
+rep for that.

 

[Antman]

Try this:
Go to change drive letter... and then remove or change (some option here)...

Edit:
I think that is the thing...

Correct method.

 

[Dinesh]

Hello Kari, the option to hide the 100 mb system reserved partition is not there in the list.
Hi Sassa, it worked. Thanks +rep.

 

[Kari]

Hello Kari, the option to hide the 100 mb system reserved partition is not there in the list.

What options you get? Could you change the drive letters so you 100 meg partition is one of those you can hide?

Kari

 

[smarteyeball]

*** Too little too late

 

[Sassa]

Hello Kari, the option to hide the 100 mb system reserved partition is not there in the list.
Hi Sassa, it worked. Thanks +rep.
View attachment 26394

 

[Kari]

You could also do it by editing registry. Goto HKEY_CURRENT_USER >
Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Explorer > NoDrives

Change REG_DWORD value. Values for the drives are:

• A = 1
• B = 2
• C = 4
• D = 8
• E = 16
• F = 32
• G = 64
• H = 128
• etc., always double the last

To hide several drives, add values together: for example value 40 hides drives D and F

Kari

EDIT: Nice it worked. I've always done it with editing Group Policies or Registry.

 

[dood]

If nobody minds..I'd like to add that... the best way to deal with that partition, is to not let it get created in first place. (This is my preference).
Evidently its a bitlocker partition. (And who uses that anyway??

The idea is to create your partition and make it active thus preventing the install process from doing it on its own and forcing the extra 100mb'er.

To do this during install...when you get to the first screen slap SHFT+F10. You'll get the command line.
Do the following...
- Diskpart
- List disk
(Determine where your installing the OS)
- select disk 0
(assuming its the drive your installing to)
- clean
- create partition primary
(use SIZE= if you want to set a specific size..otherwise omit to use the full capacity)
- select partition 1
- active
- format fs=ntfs quick
- quit
- exit

Continue install.
When you get to the Drive screen, select the existing partition you created to install windows.
No more irritating 100MB leftover.

 

[Antman]

...Evidently its a bitlocker partition...

Good advice on how to eliminate the partition during install.

However,

The partition is aka the Recovery Partition and enables system recovery without inserting the DVD.

 

[Barman58]

Another advantage with the 100MB system partition is that it is the location of the boot files and thus means that you can remove any other partition in a multi boot scenario without the system failing to boot

 

[gamepro127]

I have that but its 200MB, I found a good use out of it. Put programs on it:
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7336/200mbpart.png
Just google or look up "Portable programs" and put them on the partition.
This way, when you re-install windows. Just make shortcuts to the programs on your desktop.
Been doin that for a while. Doing the same thing for games but on a bigger one.

 

[peck1234]

Hey I recently ran into the same issue?

Before I do remove it I just want to make sure my system will boot? Is this ok?

 

[Jonathan_King]

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

Yes, your computer will still work. Just follow the directions to the end.