Win 7 64Bit SSD install, now have system partition visible, what can I do?

[MichaelOz]

I installed Windows 7 on my OCZ Vertex Turbo, during install it asks you to create a 100mb partition, which is used for System Restore.

I don't mind having this partition, but its annoying that this System Reserved Partition (100MB) shows up in Explorer, and is actually using drive letter D:/

I would really like to reclaim drive letter D. And if possible not have this drive visible at all in explorer.

Never had this issue before, so I guess it must have something to do with SSD.

Anyone else have this same problem?

[MichaelOz]

I thought I would share the answer:

1. Press Start.
2. Type in Computer Management and press enter.
3. From the options in the left column, click on Disk Management.
4. In the bottom half of your screen, you'll see rectangles representing each partition in your computer. Right-click on the 100MB partition that's labeled "System Reserved" and select Change Drive Letter and Paths
5. Make sure D: is highlighted, then click Remove.

[tachi1247]

Glad you figured this out. This same method can be used for hiding partitions that contain another OS in a dual boot system. I do the same thing so my dedicated XP partition doesn't show up in Win7.