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Resolved Win7 "System Reserved" partition got unhidden

Discussion in 'Windows 7' started by ralfska, 2012/04/27.

  1. 2012/04/27
    ralfska

    ralfska Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Hi,

    After trying to install WinXP onto its own partition of a single HDD which already stored a Win7 installation, the System Reserved partition got unhidden. Eventually, I decided to delete that WinXP partition but I ended up having the aforementioned partition visible in Windows Explorer.

    Is there a way to hide it again?

    Thank you.
     
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  2. 2012/04/28
    ralfska

    ralfska Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    Fixed it by deleting the letter it has been assigned and nothing seems to have suffered from this deletion.
     
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  4. 2012/04/28
    Steve R Jones

    Steve R Jones SuperGeek Staff

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    But, will you loose any sleep wondering if and when you "need" to use the partition-> Will it work?
     
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  5. 2012/04/28
    ralfska

    ralfska Well-Known Member Thread Starter

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    The System Reserved partition is still there. It's only assigned no drive letter now. From what I can remember it never had a drive letter. If I'm mistaken, please correct me. Windows 7 boots in a usual way so I guess nothing went wrong.
     
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    Steve R Jones

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    I thinking it's possible that if Win 7 dies and you need to use the recovery partition - you might not be able to.

    Is it the system in your System Info? Maybe someone else is more familiar with it then I am.
     
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