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Windows Forum / Windows Vista / Setup and Deployment / May 2008Do I need to leave 8MB of unallocated space on Vista hard drive
When you install Windows XP it always leaves at least 8MB of unallocated space. I seem to remember that it had a possible functional use. Do I need to do the same in Vista Home Premium? Thank you > When you install Windows XP it always leaves at least 8MB of unallocated > space. I seem to remember that it had a possible functional use. > > Do I need to do the same in Vista Home Premium? It will leave that space automatically. You can't get rid of it AFAIK. Tom Lake Thanks Tom > When you install Windows XP it always leaves at least 8MB of unallocated > space. I seem to remember that it had a possible functional use. > > Do I need to do the same in Vista Home Premium? > > Thank you I suppose it could be due to the fact a partition cannot start just behind MBR sector It must be aligned to beginning of the track. Some utilities are able to use these place for special purpose, e.g. backing up MBR. >> When you install Windows XP it always leaves at least 8MB of unallocated >> space. I seem to remember that it had a possible functional use. It certainly does: It allows for proper System Partition alignment, as Poutnik says. I always leave it alone. After all, on a disk of the sizes now used, it's a rather infinitesimal amount, and you will NOT miss it at all. >> Do I need to do the same in Vista Home Premium? Yes. Leave it alone. The OS left it free, so I would also. >> Thank you >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >Some utilities are able to use these place for special purpose, e.g. >backing up MBR. Donald L McDaniel Please reply to the correct thread and article. ================================================ >> When you install Windows XP it always leaves at least 8MB of unallocated >> space. I seem to remember that it had a possible functional use. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Some utilities are able to use these place for special purpose, e.g. > backing up MBR. The 8MB of unallocated space on a hard drive with a single partition is reserved in case you want to convert the drive from a basic disk to a dynamic disk. How To Convert to Basic and Dynamic Disks in Windows XP Professional http://support.microsoft.com/kb/309044 Quoting from the article. "You must have at least 1 megabyte (MB) of free space on any master boot record (MBR) disk that you want to convert. This space is automatically reserved when the partition or volume is created in Microsoft Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional. However, it may not be available on partitions or volumes that are created in other operating systems." While this article was written for Windows 2000, it applies to XP as well. Setup Reserves Disk Space for Upgrading to Dynamic Disk http://support.microsoft.com/kb/225822 Good luck Nepatsfan |
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