"System Reserved (C:)" and "Local Disk (D:)" ??

[professornate]

Newbie here. I have searched around for a while but have not found a post with my exact situation.

I just installed a new Seagate Momentus 500gb (7200rpm) SATA drive in my Lenovo X61 laptop and have been working on a installation of Windows7 Ultimate.

Not realizing this was an upgrade install disk, I tried to install Win7. I didn't know about the clean install method, so I started over with an installation of WinXP (slipstreamed to deal with the SATA drive).

Next, I ran the Custom Installation upgrade to Win7.

So far, it seems to be working ok.

However, the Local Drive is D: instead of C:. The System Reserved drive in labeled C:. Should I be concerned? Should/Can I change this?

Attached are screenshots of Disk Management and explorer window.

Thank you for any info.
-Nate

 

[gregrocker]

Try removing the System Reserved drive letter in Disk Management to see if Win7 claims C instead. It sometimes works.

There is no reason you can't operate with Win7 as D even though it is meant to always assume the C letter unless it's installer is run from another OS.

But if you do I would not allow a drive letter for SysReserved as programs can write to and corrupt it, especially the ability to make Win7 backup images.

Now that you know you can clean install Win7 without needing XP on the HD, I would strongly consider booting the installer to do a Custom install, choose Drive Options to Delete all partitions, Create new as you wish, then Format before installing to first partition after SysReserved it will create for you. The installer will see an OS at boot to allow use of Upgrade version key upfront during install.

Here are tips to get a perfect reinstall - use the ones which apply: Clean Reinstall steps

 

[theog]

As the System Reserved is on partition 2, Windows installer will assign a letter.

 

[axonia]

Any suggestion with this? First at all System Reserved(F: ) is empty ( no hidden files too )
And how i can move memory and files from C: to F:
Thanks, cheers
Btw i can create a new thread its not the problem, but this one looks like a best one for that problem.

 

[RolandJS]

"...First at all System Reserved(F: ) is empty ( no hidden files too )..."No, leave that partition alone; System Reserved partition is not empty; explorer.exe cannot see the contents without help from another utility. If it exists, SysRes is necessary for Windows 7 boot.

 

[axonia]

"...First at all System Reserved(F: ) is empty ( no hidden files too )..."No, leave that partition alone; System Reserved partition is not empty; explorer.exe cannot see the contents without help from another utility. If it exists, SysRes is necessary for Windows 7 boot.

Am I able to move local C: to System Reserved with memory ( make a one partition )

 

[RolandJS]

No, leave SysRes partition as is. Nice idea, however, such won't work

 

[axonia]

No, leave SysRes partition as is. Nice idea, however, such won't work

Thanks for help anyway, cheers