If case #3 you NEED to have the BOOTMGR still be the "main" bootmanager (i.e. If case #2 you MUST backup the MBR code "as is" and restore it after having installed the XP. It depends on the specific "mechanism" the "Recovery partition" is actually started on your specific machine.īasically there are THREE main "ways" a provision to boot the "recovery" partition: Some sites say deleting the "System Reserved" partition will make the computer unable to boot to the installed Windows 7 but I'm not sure if this action will affect the Recovery Partition or not? And If I deleted both of those partitions and install XP, will I ever be able to use the Recovery Partition to re-install Windows 7 again? I have took a screenshot of my Disk Management there : My current Windows 7 (Home Premium 64-bit) uses two partitions (yes the "System Reserved" and a "normal" one). I want to keep the Recovery Partition in case I want to revert the computer back to Windows 7. There is no problem (if you REALLY want to get rid of Windows 7) to delete both partitions and install XP. Is it a laptop? (usually desktop don't have "recovery partitions")Īre you sure you want to delete Windows 7?īasically on some setups Windows 7 uses two partitions (the "system reserved" and a "normal" one) instead of a single one. The actual problem in your setup is preserving (if needed) the "recovery partition" (AND the whatever way it is used to access it if needed). I want to delete Windows 7 and install Windows XP but I don't know how to deal with this "System Reserved" partition (which is assigned with drive letter "C") and it seems to be dangerous to remove it.
My computer has Windows 7 pre-installed and it comes with 3 normal partitions plus a Recovery Partition and a "System Reserved" partition.
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