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| Thread ID: 140070 | 2015-08-14 20:06:00 | Windows 10 - what do you like after using it for a while? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1406541 | 2015-08-16 05:46:00 | Your problem is that there is no space left on the System Reserved Partition, and some needs to be freed up before the upgrade can proceed. Windows 10 needs 15MB free on that partition so it can update the boot manager to the Windows 10 version If you have a partition manager you can move partitions around and resize them Otherwise 1) Open an admin command prompt 2) Run diskpart.exe (and do the following): a. list vol b. <Look for the volume # for the System Reserved Partition> c. sel vol # d. assign letter=W e. exit 3) Go to W: drive and look for stuff you can safely delete I don't have a "System Reserved Partition", never have. I always install windows in a single partition, makes backups simpler to restore. If you install Windows to an unallocated space it will make 2 partitions, but if you make 1 partition, formatted it will install to 1 partition. If your W7 has a "System Reserved Partition" it is likely to only be about 100mb, so probably not enough, especially if you are double booting. |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1406542 | 2015-08-16 08:19:00 | One pain was getting Win10 to connect to my printer which runs through the routers print server, all going now but took ages to figure out why it was not working | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1406543 | 2015-08-17 01:28:00 | I like the idea of having ready access to a thermal pool while setting the thing in motion. It takes quite a while but after a fair bit of fiddling, Start 10, deselecting virtually every option MS offers and swearing copiously it can be usable. (Rather like dealing to your brand new Kenworth until it fits in a standard domestic garage, runs on 91, and is easy to angle park). I did not enjoy some of its stunts like rendering the harddrive unbootable, nor did I enjoy installing W7 3 times to get the correct as specified ISO. Value for money Meh. Value for time spent - - - not yet. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 1406544 | 2015-08-17 03:27:00 | Your problem is that there is no space left on the System Reserved Partition, and some needs to be freed up before the upgrade can proceed. Windows 10 needs 15MB free on that partition so it can update the boot manager to the Windows 10 version If you have a partition manager you can move partitions around and resize them Otherwise 1) Open an admin command prompt 2) Run diskpart.exe (and do the following): a. list vol b. <Look for the volume # for the System Reserved Partition> c. sel vol # d. assign letter=W e. exit 3) Go to W: drive and look for stuff you can safely delete Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. The next PC to update is my 'main' desktop (this machine, Win 7) that also has a Samsung SSD as the system drive. When I look at the drive with Disk Management, the partitions I see are: EFI System partition (100MB) System C: (209 GB) Unallocated (26 GB) There is tons of space available. Will the Win 10 installer take what it needs from the unallocated space without further intervention from me? |
Jayess64 (8703) | ||
| 1406545 | 2015-08-17 03:35:00 | See Speedy Gonzales' next post. (#11) | Jayess64 (8703) | ||
| 1406546 | 2015-08-17 03:36:00 | Yep, that's the one. | Jayess64 (8703) | ||
| 1406547 | 2015-08-17 03:51:00 | Thanks, I hadn't thought of that. The next PC to update is my 'main' desktop (this machine, Win 7) that also has a Samsung SSD as the system drive. When I look at the drive with Disk Management, the partitions I see are: EFI System partition (100MB) System C: (209 GB) Unallocated (26 GB) There is tons of space available. Will the Win 10 installer take what it needs from the unallocated space without further intervention from me? Windows 10 needs 15MB free on your System Reserved partition so it can update the boot manager to the Windows 10 version |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 1406548 | 2015-08-17 03:53:00 | I don't have a "System Reserved Partition", never have. I always install windows in a single partition, makes backups simpler to restore. If you install Windows to an unallocated space it will make 2 partitions, but if you make 1 partition, formatted it will install to 1 partition. If your W7 has a "System Reserved Partition" it is likely to only be about 100mb, so probably not enough, especially if you are double booting. cool, thats a great choice if you don't want the System Reserved Partiton or never want to use BitLocker Drive Encryption etc. 100Mb is enough, you need 15 Mb free. There is stuff you can delete in there. |
nmercer (3899) | ||
| 1406549 | 2015-08-17 06:00:00 | Please note I started this thread to talk about what you like (and maybe don't like) about Windows 10 After using it for a while. Not on installation problems. | Digby (677) | ||
| 1406550 | 2015-08-17 08:23:00 | I tried keeping it on track | gary67 (56) | ||
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