System reserved partition - windows 7

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I have started using snap deploy this week and quite like it.

The issue I have is the system reserved partition. When I capture my image, if I dont select to include the 100MB system reserved partition, my image wont boot. I have to make sure I select both the 100MB system reserved and also the main ntfs partition containing the windows install.

This is fine and works well, but after booting up after imaging, the system reserved partition is visible, its not hidden from the user. I cant hide it through disk management either. Its really annoying as I have 50-60 laptops to deploy and I really dont want my users seeing that 100MB partition. On my system here the 100MB partition is named as Q: Drive after reimaging. Not good.

Sab, 11/13/2010 - 22:59
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I have done some further research and the simple fix to avoid the System Reserved partition all together was to create the partitions I needed with a third party partitioning tool. Then in the Windows installation just format and install to the pre-created partition. No system reserved partition will be created, thus eliminating quite a few issues. I cant see any problems with keeping the boot files on the main partition either.

Dom, 11/14/2010 - 00:34
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After even more research I discovered that the HP Software Install tool creates a HP Tools Partition.
It calls diskpart through the installaion and this is what is messing with the System Reserved drive, its basically un-hiding it when it creates the HP Tools partition. I imaged a machine without running the HP Software setup and after deployment the system reserved partition is not visible. YES!!!!

Lun, 11/15/2010 - 00:48