Originally Posted By: Archeon
Does this number HAVE to be 2048 to be correct, or can this be any power of 2 number?


That was Windows 7 running on an SSD, so the Windows installer deliberately aligned it on a 4K boundary. According to msinfo32 -- which does exist in Windows 7 -- on my desktop PC with normal disks, it's done the same thing: the first partition starts at 1MB.
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