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   From: ldo@geek-central.gen.new_zealand   
      
   Some people trying to install Seven SP1 are hitting weird problems   
   .   
   It seems Windows is a bit fussy about how its partitions are set up, and you   
   need to invoke some black-magic voodoo to appease it if it throws a tantrum.   
      
   Why does Windows need a “system reserved” partition? What exactly is in   
   there, that it needs to be updated in such a flaky way?   
      
   Why does Windows still require the concept of an “active” partition? Linux   
   bootloaders don’t care about this, which is why it’s so easy to multiboot   
   with Linux.   
      
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