Solved Windows 8.1 System Reserved space

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I have a laptop with Windows 7 x64. I'm going to do a fresh install of Windows 8.1 soon. My current capacity of System Reserved partition is 100MB. Will it be enough for Win 8.1 or will I have to delete that partition and merge it with C drive so that Windows 8.1 can create a System Reserved space as it wants?
 

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Windows 8.1 Preview FAQ - Microsoft Windows

What are the system requirements for Windows 8.1 Preview?

Windows 8.1 Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 8:
  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
  • RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
  • Free hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • Graphics card: MicrosoftDirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
John
 

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    Antivirus
    Norton 360
    Browser
    IE 11
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    Norton 360
johnsmith45jock said:
Windows 8.1 Preview FAQ - Microsoft Windows

What are the system requirements for Windows 8.1 Preview?

Windows 8.1 Preview works great on the same hardware that powers Windows 8:
  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster
  • RAM: 1 gigabyte (GB) (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-bit)
  • Free hard disk space: 16 GB (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
  • Graphics card: MicrosoftDirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM driver
John
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Thanks. But I'm not asking about 8.1 system requirements. I'm asking about how to deal with 7's System Reserved partition of 100MB.
 

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Nisha now two things I need to know is 1. do you want to make this a dual boot machine?? 2. Did the machine come with 8 8.1 already on it?
 

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Own build (new) Desk1 / Asus ROG Win 7 / Desk2 1st build
OS
Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
CPU
Desk1 i5 3750K / Laptop i7 GTX 860M / Desk2 i5 2500
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Desk1 Asus P877-V / Desk2 Gigabyte H67 UD3H / Laptop ?
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Desk1 8GB (1866) / Desk2 16GB (1333) / Laptop 8Gb DDR3
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No. I want to clean install Win 8.1 x64 only. It came with Win 7 x64.
 

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Well mate I see you started another thread and well that is very confusing to be honest and not really the thing to do.

But personally I would have wiped the drive got an OEM of that 8.1 you wanted and just installed but heck you have got some answers in the other thread now. Why didn't you start in the 8 forum??
 

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Own build (new) Desk1 / Asus ROG Win 7 / Desk2 1st build
OS
Desk1 7 Home Prem / Desk2 10 Pro / Main lap Asus ROG 10 Pro 2 laptop Toshiba 7 Pro Asus P2520 7 & 10
CPU
Desk1 i5 3750K / Laptop i7 GTX 860M / Desk2 i5 2500
Motherboard
Desk1 Asus P877-V / Desk2 Gigabyte H67 UD3H / Laptop ?
Memory
Desk1 8GB (1866) / Desk2 16GB (1333) / Laptop 8Gb DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Desk 1& 2NVidia GTX 650 & Laptops on board Intel
Sound Card
Desk 1 & 2 -XONAR DG Realtek High Def audio Laptop
Monitor(s) Displays
Desk 1 Benq HD 2450 / Desk2 Philips 24" / Laptop 17.5"
Screen Resolution
1920x1080 D1 & D2 & Laptop 1
Hard Drives
Desk1 Samsung 120GB 830 SSD
Asus ROG 256GB 850 Pro SSD
Desk2 Samsung 840 256 SSD
Toshiba 120GB EVO
PSU
Desk 1 Corsair HX 1050/ Laptop ? / Desk 2 Corsair HX 650
Case
Desk 1 Cooler HAF XM ? Toshiba laptop / Desk2 Coolermaster
Cooling
Fans on all Desk1 -2 Desk2 - all Coolermasters 5 Laptop ?
Keyboard
Desk 1 MS Sidewinder X6 Desk 2 MS Sidewinder X 4
Mouse
Desk 1&2 - Gigabyte MS 900 gamer - laptop - Logitec wireless
Internet Speed
ADSL2+
Other Info
One other Desktop (tester) and spare Toshba laptop both with SSD's
Running Kaspersky 2016 ISS on all machines config'd identically
Logitec audio stereo systems on each machine (x3)
Canon MG5250MFC
Router/modem TP-Link running WPA2SK
A 'fresh install' consists of formatting the disk and if you're uncertain on the installation procedure, delete* the (old) System Reserved Partitions along with the Windows 7 partitions and click new. It will generate the partitions automatically and there shouldn't be any reason to adjust the size of the System Reserved Partition as it calculates how large it needs to be itself.

(* Deleting the partitions will result in your data being illegible. I'm sure you're fully aware of this but I say this as a precautionary measure and not an insult.)

If still uncetain view this tutorial: Windows 7 Fresh Install. (It's the same as the Windows 8 installer.)
 

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Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
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GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H
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8GB (2133MHz) DDR3
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ESET NOD32
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theog said:
What product key do you have? (Windows 8 or 8.1)
If Windows 8 product key
Solved Activate retail Windows 8.1 with Windows 8 Product key.
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I still didn't buy Windows 8.1. I'm hoping to buy it :)

Prof Kerfuffle said:
A 'fresh install' consists of formatting the disk and if you're uncertain on the installation procedure, delete* the (old) System Reserved Partitions along with the Windows 7 partitions and click new. It will generate the partitions automatically and there shouldn't be any reason to adjust the size of the System Reserved Partition as it calculates how large it needs to be itself.

(* Deleting the partitions will result in your data being illegible. I'm sure you're fully aware of this but I say this as a precautionary measure and not an insult.)

If still uncetain view this tutorial: Windows 7 Fresh Install. (It's the same as the Windows 8 installer.)
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No offense taken :) If I delete both System Reserved and Windows 7 (C drive) installed partitions, will the new partition created by Windows 8.1 setup be named as "C" or by another letter?

ICit2lol said:
Well mate I see you started another thread and well that is very confusing to be honest and not really the thing to do.

But personally I would have wiped the drive got an OEM of that 8.1 you wanted and just installed but heck you have got some answers in the other thread now. Why didn't you start in the 8 forum??
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Sorry about that. That thread was marked as Solved.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
"No offense taken :) If I delete both System Reserved and Windows 7 (C drive) installed partitions, will the new partition created by Windows 8.1 setup be named as "C" or by another letter?"

Yes, Windows names its primary drive as C: by default and the System Reserved Partition isn't named as it's inaccessible. You can change drive letters later in Disk Manager but it's recommended to leave it as default.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
GIGABYTE Rig (Custom)
OS
Windows 7 Professional (x64/SP1) /Linux Mint 16
CPU
Intel i5-3570k 3.40 GHz @ 4.6 GHz
Motherboard
GIGABYTE Z77X-D3H
Memory
8GB (2133MHz) DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Asus GTX560 Ti (Nvidia)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 23", Acer 19" and a Dell 17"
Screen Resolution
1080p, 1440x900 and 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Sandisk Extreme 120GB (SSD), WD 2TB green and 4 other HDDs
PSU
Antec 620w High Current Gamer
Case
Corsair Obsidian 600D
Cooling
CPU - Antec KÜHLER H₂O 920
Keyboard
Steelseries 6Gv2
Mouse
Roccat LUA
Internet Speed
4 - 6mb/s
Antivirus
ESET NOD32
Browser
Chrome/Firefox
Other Info
Intel Gigabit CT (PCIE NIC) and Thinkpad T61p,
Thank you all for your replies guys. Thread marked as solved :)
 

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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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