Partitions on Win 7
January 7th, 2014
The guy at the service center told me that the partitions slow the computer down! which was totally the opposite of what I thought.
no that guy is wrong.
half the 1s that work in comp shops dont even no the basics of computers and what they do
o ok… i guess… but hey I read about win7 allowing upto 4 partitions or something… I have a HP dv6. and some other articles said that HP uses up all the partitions or something like that.
vgr12386 replied: o ok... i guess... but hey I read about win7 allowing upto 4 partitions or something... I have a HP dv6. and some other articles said that HP uses up all the partitions or something like that.
Ive the same 1 as you and ive extra 1s and dosnt change it 1 bit only thing that makes it slow is if you fill up the harddrive thats it
totally wrong! its always good to have a partition.. google it to know how much the importance of having a partition..
no, they don’t slow it down
he was just being lazy!
here is the problem with computer dudes – if they knew what they were talking about they wouldn’t work at the store, so just keep that in mind.
You need at least 2 (TWO) partitions on any HD. One for the OS and the other for all your data.
If you only have one partition and your OS goes down and you have to do a fresh install then ALL your data is lost and you are left tearing your hair out for your stupidity.
If you have your OS on one partition and you keep all your data on another partition, your OS can go down as many times as it feels like but your data is totally SAFE for use when you reinstall the OS.
I think i’ll just use partition magic or something then and create logical drives instead of creating a primary partition.
use easeus partition manager..so easy to use..i use it to partition hard drive..
handpickedvids replied: use easeus partition manager..so easy to use..i use it to partition hard drive..
did you use the free one on their website?
http://www.partition-tool.com/product.htm
Saturnsid replied: You need at least 2 (TWO) partitions on any HD. One for the OS and the other for all your data.
If you only have one partition and your OS goes down and you have to do a fresh install then ALL your data is lost and you are left tearing your hair out for your stupidity.
If you have your OS on one partition and you keep all your data on another partition, your OS can go down as many times as it feels like but your data is totally SAFE for use when you reinstall the OS.
Well said…
This is standard imo nowadays. The guy at the pc shop is talking nonsense. Create 1 partition for your OS and 1 for your DATA.
That way you will never have to copy data to external drives when reinstalling your OS.
Also when you have finished the setting up your OS make an acronis image and store that on the data partition for a reference to go back to just in case the OS gets messed up.
Hope this helps
shifty27 replied: Saturnsid replied: You need at least 2 (TWO) partitions on any HD. One for the OS and the other for all your data.
If you only have one partition and your OS goes down and you have to do a fresh install then ALL your data is lost and you are left tearing your hair out for your stupidity.
If you have your OS on one partition and you keep all your data on another partition, your OS can go down as many times as it feels like but your data is totally SAFE for use when you reinstall the OS.
Well said...
This is standard imo nowadays. The guy at the pc shop is talking nonsense. Create 1 partition for your OS and 1 for your DATA.
That way you will never have to copy data to external drives when reinstalling your OS.
Also when you have finished the setting up your OS make an acronis image and store that on the data partition for a reference to go back to just in case the OS gets messed up.
Hope this helps
Sure. Will do.. does it make a difference if it’s a logical drive? When one re-installs the OS, will it ignore the logical partitions? Cuz as o now, Win 7 allows 4 primary partitions and HP has filled 3 of them up with some crap including a recovery media…. the 4th one being my C drive…
Delete the recovery partition. And create your own recovery image. I’m not sure what you mean by logical partition…
Moving to Helpdesk.
vgr12386 replied: does it make a difference if it's a logical drive?
Nope,It doesn’t have to be a primary,Those are only essential for OS’s or Diagnostic tools.
vgr12386 replied: When one re-installs the OS, will it ignore the logical partitions?
Usually you get a partition selection window and then choose which one you wanna format & reinstall it on,But I bet
that’s not what you really wanna know,Using the recovery partition is not considered a reinstall,And the results
are unknown,It may or may not delete the extra partition,Don’t take your chances with this,Best way to go IMO:
1. Download an untouched copy of Win7 Ultimate,Acronis true image and Acronis disk director (just get the boot cd standalone)
2. Download all the drivers from HP’s website & Your most commonly used apps,And burn em all to DVD.
3. Backup all of your important data to an external hard drive,Or another computer (via network file sharing)
4. Boot from acronis disk director,Delete all partitions and re-create,Two partitions is all you need (all of em have to be NTFS),As said ^ first one has to be primary,You don’t need too much space for the OS partition,Just give it 50 or 60 GB.
5. Boot from the windows disc and install it,Choose the C partition as destination.
Note: You can skip the serial inputting part,When done installing,Just use the latest version of windows loader to activate it,It’s a fairly
easy process,But you could Google for a windows 7 clean install guide if you want.
6. Install all of the drivers & your most commonly used apps,Adjust all the settings to your liking and such.
7. Install acronis true image and create a securezone (recovery partition),Take a disk image backup (C partition only of course) into the securezone,And activate the startup & recovery manager (So you could run true image during boot by pressing F11 if/when you’ll need to restore it)
Edit: Few things I forgot to point out,In order to properly burn a disc image,You’ll need to use Imgburn and use
the “write image file to disc” option,And in order to boot from a disc,You’ll need to enter BIOS and modify the
boot device order so your DVD drive would be first,To enter the BIOS press F10 or ESC on post,If you wanna
be sure which key you should be pressing,Just notice the onscreen text,Like “press x to enter bios” or “press x to enter rom-based setup”
Thanks a lot Roberto. It’s just that I kinda got a licensed version of Win7 Home basic with my laptop and I was not sure if I should take that off or not!
I wouldn’t worry too much about it,Windows loader is the best activation crack around,It’s hard to blacklist and
works exceptionally well,Your windows will appear as genuine and you wouldn’t have any problems installing updates.
cool. Thanks a lot Roberto.
That guy is very wrong! haha i would advise you use easeus partition manager as i ahve used it to partition many harddrives and its fantastic
Ker91 replied: That guy is very wrong!
Just because you prefer to use a different application for the job it doesn’t mean I’m wrong.
Roberto400 replied: 7. Install acronis true image and create a securezone (recovery partition),Take a disk image backup (C partition only of course) into the securezone,And activate the startup & recovery manager (So you could run true image during boot by pressing F11 if/when you'll need to restore it)
This particular step I would do differently…
Instead of creating secure zone partition with acronis software just create the second partition for your data and do a acronis backup image to that partition…
All the rest the above poster has written is well explained and are good steps IMO..
Hope this helps
shifty27 replied:
Instead of creating secure zone partition with acronis software just create the second partition for your data and do a acronis backup image to that partition...
That’s another way to go,But keeping it in the secure zone does have it’s advantages,That way it’d be protected from accidental deletion
and malicious deletion/corruption (viruses),And just to clear up any possible confusion,This whole topic was about him making a secondary
data partition and I did mention he should only give the OS partition 50-60GB,Just thought I’d point this out since you suggested
he should make one.
shifty27 replied: All the rest the above poster has written is well explained and are good steps IMO..
Thanks for the feedback
partitions don’t make it slow or fast
you do them to separate the system from the rest
Ker91 replied: That guy is very wrong! haha i would advise you use easeus partition manager as i ahve used it to partition many harddrives and its fantastic
I use EASYUS Partition Manager and it’s a fine piece of software …. however it is not the only software on the market that does a fine job, there are others to choose from which are on a par if not better ……. it’s just a matter of which one suits you.
Telling Roberto he is wrong is sooooo out of order matey. He knows his stuff much more than most on this forum and I think Roberto and edwoodweb top the tree when it comes to computer knowledge and helping people out.
The better and Easy way is to Boot from Windows 7 DVD and format the Single Partition then better to make 2 or 4 four partition (max. allowed 4 by windows 7). Install Windows 7. simple.
I always doing this and its very easy.
Think about what you will put on your C: drive..If you want “Office” or other such bloatware and then a few games..You be best to make it around 100GB.
is it a good idea to make partitions on my laptop that has a 500 GB hdd and runs win7?
Ofc, I have 8 partitions. I prefer keeping things organized.
The guy at the service center told me that the partitions slow the computer down! which was totally the opposite of what I thought.
He is just playing the fool, and scaring you. Partitions don’t slow down anything. So CREATE PARTITIONS
on my old pc when i put partitions on my HDD, some games ran quicker O.o
WINDOWS 7 has an option to create a backup image and startup disc. Go to control panel and click backup and restore. In the Backup and restore window you can see on the Left hand side top two options. 1. Create a system Image. 2.create a system repair disc. You can try these instead of using third party softwares.