2 weeks after installing Windows 7 SP1 clean install on my home computer this time, I encounter some strange issues with my partitions. First, 10 days ago I've noticed a new partition in Computer. When checking it - it was the System Reserved Partitionm wich has unhide itself... Ok, I fix it. Yesterday I've installed an update to PowerDVD - I was surprised that it did't made an icon on the desktp so I try to make it myself - Gues what ? 2 partition have dissapeared - including C !! Cannot make a shortcut to Program Files when Explorer shows only partition D... Strangely - everything works - install/uninstall software, and if using Total Commander I can see the missing partitions. But not in Computer or Windows Explorer... Ok, I fix it again, but it has became annoying... It's a bug or what ? Are there somebody else with similar issues ? I have no viruses or memory errors or whatever. Worked fine without SP1. Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

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HDD has nothing. Checked. Memory nothing. Checked. Also Windows has only 2 weeks after clean install ( with HDD Format ), as I say. Worked perfect before SP1. All computer components are quite news - about 6 months. Also now works fine except that annoying thing. Anyway, since I post until now no more issues, but who knows. I belive if there was an hardware issue there were more issues. What I remember is that the first time the System Reserved partition show first I've just installed the WAIK to make a custom disc for 7 SP1. And it didn't dissapear after uninstalling. Only after mannually hidden in registry.