Best Answer: Which Partition Should I Install Windows 7 on?
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In most cases, the partition on which Windows will be installed is partition number 2.

What is the best partition size for Windows 7?

The minimum requireed partition size for Windows 7 is about 9 GB. That said, most people that I’ve seen recommend at MINIMUM 16 GB, and 30 GB for comfort. Naturally, you’ll have to install programs to your data partition if you go too small, but that’s up to you.

Which partition should Windows be installed?

As the guys explained, the most appropriate partition would be the unallocated one as the installed would make a partition there and the space is enough for the OS to be installed there. However, as Andre pointed out, if you can you should delete all current partitions and let the installer format the drive properly.

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