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<Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
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> On 2/13/2010 1:01 PM, relic wrote:
>>
>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:tJxdn.97268$CM7.67845@newsfe04.iad...
>>> On 2/13/2010 7:40 AM, Don wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "celcius" <celcius38@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:hl65ms$v6n$1@celcius.motzarella.org...
>>>>> Hi all!
>>>>> I decided to upgrade to Win 7 after trying if for a few months.
>>>>> During the process, it backed up my files to "Windows old" and wiped
>>>>> my HD before upgrading.
>>>>> Once finished, I noticed that a new drive called "system reserved" had
>>>>> been created. Out of the new 100 Mb HD, 28.1 is occupied, yet I don't
>>>>> see any files.
>>>>> A hundred megs out of 500 Gigs isn't a lot to worry about, yet I'm
>>>>> curious to know whether I made a mistake during the installation or
>>>>> whether this is the way Win 7 installs.
>>>>> Is that new HD a partition? Can I and should I get rid of it? Is so,
>>>>> how? (without having to start all over again
>>>>> Thanks for any help and enlightenment.
>>>>> Marcel
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes it is, that mysterious 100mb partition is new with Windows 7.
>>>> It is a system reserved partition at the beginning of the disk. The
>>>> remainder of the unallocated space on the disc or partition will be
>>>> your
>>>> system drive, or C drive for example.
>>>> The 100 mb partition is not assigned a drive letter, so you really
>>>> won't
>>>> see it unless you look in the disk management console, or another low
>>>> level utility to look at the disk structure.
>>>>
>>>> The small 100 mb partition serves two functions. It holds the Boot
>>>> Manager code and the Boot Configuration database. And it reserves space
>>>> for the startup files required by BitLocker Drive Encryption.
>>>>
>>>> So no you did nothing wrong and it is completely normal in Windows 7.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I've been wondering the same thing myself because I recently purchased
>>> a laptop with pre-installed W 7 Home Premium 64 bit. In my case my 500
>>> G drive was divided into a system drive called "Local Disk (C" and a
>>> small 200MB partition named "System (D".
>>>
>>> [I've since added a large data partition using 200 GB from the C:
>>> drive].
>>>
>>> What is peculiar - and I found confusing - is that in my pre-installed
>>> W 7 system, the small 200MB partition is labeled "System" and has a HD
>>> letter D:. I notice that you wrote the small partition does not have a
>>> drive letter (but mine does). I read somewhere that it contains the
>>> MBR, but then I do not understand why it would be named D:
>>>
>>> Also this D: is shown as having 166 MB free out of 198 yet when I open
>>> it it says "this folder is empty" presumably because these files are
>>> hidden. How do I see what is actually in it and does it indeed contain
>>> the mbr?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> That's the Manufacturer's Recovery partition. Nothing to do with Window
>> 7's unlettered partition.
>>
>>
> Aha. Did not think that a mere 32 MB (198-166) would be enough for a
> recovery partition. How do I get to view what files it contains?
Brian raised a good point; 200MB _IS_ too small for a Recovery Partition. I
retract... I don't really know what it might be. Ask the Manufacturer?
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> On 2/13/2010 1:01 PM, relic wrote:
>>
>> <Jeff@couldbeinvalid.com> wrote in message
>> news:tJxdn.97268$CM7.67845@newsfe04.iad...
>>> On 2/13/2010 7:40 AM, Don wrote:
>>>>
>>>> "celcius" <celcius38@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:hl65ms$v6n$1@celcius.motzarella.org...
>>>>> Hi all!
>>>>> I decided to upgrade to Win 7 after trying if for a few months.
>>>>> During the process, it backed up my files to "Windows old" and wiped
>>>>> my HD before upgrading.
>>>>> Once finished, I noticed that a new drive called "system reserved" had
>>>>> been created. Out of the new 100 Mb HD, 28.1 is occupied, yet I don't
>>>>> see any files.
>>>>> A hundred megs out of 500 Gigs isn't a lot to worry about, yet I'm
>>>>> curious to know whether I made a mistake during the installation or
>>>>> whether this is the way Win 7 installs.
>>>>> Is that new HD a partition? Can I and should I get rid of it? Is so,
>>>>> how? (without having to start all over again
>>>>> Thanks for any help and enlightenment.
>>>>> Marcel
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yes it is, that mysterious 100mb partition is new with Windows 7.
>>>> It is a system reserved partition at the beginning of the disk. The
>>>> remainder of the unallocated space on the disc or partition will be
>>>> your
>>>> system drive, or C drive for example.
>>>> The 100 mb partition is not assigned a drive letter, so you really
>>>> won't
>>>> see it unless you look in the disk management console, or another low
>>>> level utility to look at the disk structure.
>>>>
>>>> The small 100 mb partition serves two functions. It holds the Boot
>>>> Manager code and the Boot Configuration database. And it reserves space
>>>> for the startup files required by BitLocker Drive Encryption.
>>>>
>>>> So no you did nothing wrong and it is completely normal in Windows 7.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I've been wondering the same thing myself because I recently purchased
>>> a laptop with pre-installed W 7 Home Premium 64 bit. In my case my 500
>>> G drive was divided into a system drive called "Local Disk (C" and a
>>> small 200MB partition named "System (D".
>>>
>>> [I've since added a large data partition using 200 GB from the C:
>>> drive].
>>>
>>> What is peculiar - and I found confusing - is that in my pre-installed
>>> W 7 system, the small 200MB partition is labeled "System" and has a HD
>>> letter D:. I notice that you wrote the small partition does not have a
>>> drive letter (but mine does). I read somewhere that it contains the
>>> MBR, but then I do not understand why it would be named D:
>>>
>>> Also this D: is shown as having 166 MB free out of 198 yet when I open
>>> it it says "this folder is empty" presumably because these files are
>>> hidden. How do I see what is actually in it and does it indeed contain
>>> the mbr?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>
>> That's the Manufacturer's Recovery partition. Nothing to do with Window
>> 7's unlettered partition.
>>
>>
> Aha. Did not think that a mere 32 MB (198-166) would be enough for a
> recovery partition. How do I get to view what files it contains?
Brian raised a good point; 200MB _IS_ too small for a Recovery Partition. I
retract... I don't really know what it might be. Ask the Manufacturer?