Windows 7 installation issue on nc10

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Hello,

I want to install Windows 7 on my small Samsung NC10 netbook. Ideally, I would like to have a dual boot with XP/7.

I followed a tutorial to install it from a USB stick (https://www.01net.com/actualites/comment-installer-windows-7-a-partir-dune-cle-usb-401863.html). The installation on a separate partition from XP works.

My problem is with the recognition of the partitions:
- XP recognizes 3 partitions: Win XP (C:), Data/Programs (D:), Win 7 (F:) (this is the correct configuration)
- 7 recognizes 2 partitions: Win 7 (C:) and Win XP (D:) !!!!

Obviously, if 7 misrecognizes the hard drive, it greatly limits the usefulness of the setup... Previously, I had an installation of Ubuntu Netbook that worked very well (the problem does not come from the disk). All partitions are NTFS.

How can I get 7 to recognize all the partitions (with the correct drive letter) without formatting?

Thank you for your help.

Configuration: Windows XP / Opera 10.63

3 answers

menu65 Posted messages 5337 Status Member 354
 
Hello

simply, Windows recognizes the partition that actually booted as C:

So even if the booted partition is at the end of the hard drive
the letter C: is assigned by the OS that you launched

Additionally, under Seven, right-click on "Computer" and then manage to
actually see the allocations of your partitions

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Anonymous user
 
Hello,

when I go to disk management, the missing partition is listed but not activated. I have no options available for this partition (besides formatting it...).

A small note on drive letters: my desktop is a dual boot XP/7 and assigns the same letters on both OS.

I'm not sure what to do... Could this problem be related to the hidden recovery partition? I know that this partition can interfere with Partition Magic, for example...

Any ideas?
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menu65 Posted messages 5337 Status Member 354
 
Hello
you can modify the drive letters, but it's best to name them in full "Disk 1" and "Disk 2" so you'll find them more easily
also, you can modify the drive by right-clicking.
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Anonymous user
 
After tinkering with the partitions using all possible utilities, I ended up making the partition table unreadable... So I resigned myself to formatting the entire disk.

I installed Windows 7 on a blank disk and it works perfectly (all the space is recognized with new clean partitions).

I still think that these partition issues came from the recovery partition... We'll see.

Thank you for the help in any case.
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