Never going to use that pesky hidden Windows 7 partition? Causing Issues with driver insertion and creating/deploying images?
Try this!
This will create 1 partition on a Windows 7 install:
In order...
1. Boot from Windows 7 CD
2. Select 'Install Now'
3. Accept License Terms
4. Select 'Custom Install'
5. Select 'Drive Options'
6. Delete All Partitions
7. Select 'New'
8. Enter Drive Size (Use all of Hard drive)
9. Select 'Apply'
10. Select 'OK' about additional Partitions
11. Delete Larger Partition (NOT SYSTEM RESERVED)
12. Select the 'System Reserved Partition' - Should be smaller of the 2 shown
13. Select 'Extend'
14. Enter full amount of Hard Drive space (Use all MB Available)
15. System Reserved Partition is now full size of Hard Drive
16. Select 'Next'
17. Continue with normal Windows 7 Install.
Now you can run BCDEDIT before you capture an image and eliminate the need to boot into WinPE:
BCDEDIT /set {bootmgr} device boot
BCDEDIT /set {default} device boot
BCDEDIT /set {default} OSdevice boot
Restart PC
Capture Master/Gold Image (Image before running Sysprep)
No more needing to boot into WinPE to change boot order, etc...(BCDEDIT)