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• Just reinstalled Windows, permissions on the secondary drive are bent now

  My 320 GB hard drive that has Windows 7 installed on it crashed. I also had a secondary drive of 1.5 TB of storage. I bought a new 500 GB drive and installed Windows 7 fresh top. Now, I think all permissions on this secondary drive are confused because they were originally from the previous installation. At first, I was getting errors in the programs that I couldn't because I don't have permission to write files, so I said the drive to give me ownership of everything on it.

  That seemed to work for a while, but now - and it is perhaps even more boring - when I try to move or copy files, even if I am the owner, it keeps popping up that box (which NEVER happened on the previous installation, incidentally) tells me I need administrator permission to move the files. The first time I saw it, my account was created as an administrator, so I was like "What the heck?" but I hit the little 'yes' with a shield next to him and the files will move as I indicated.

  After spending a ton of time to search the Internet for more information on this subject, it looked like whenever someone asked something similar to this, they would immediately get said, before all else, that they shouldn't be on the admin account, so I thought it was probably a good idea anyway, and who knows maybe it will solve the problem so I did an admin account, logged in it and the value of my main account to a Standard user. Now, logged into my account as a Standard user, when I try to move the files in the same way, the same box appears, except that now I have to enter the password of the Admin account to move files, too!

  I really don't want this obscene level of security on a single user's computer, but I tell myself that all this has something to do with the previous installation of Windows and system files on the secondary drive.

  Long story short, I want the nagging box go away, and I'm out of ideas.

  I solved my problem, I think.

  First: I deleted this user, who, after researching online, I found was just as I thought, an old rest of the previous installation of windows. Remove from the list of permissions of the folder seemed to work well and removed everything.

  Second: drive D right click, entered the security, hit advanced, tap on change permissions, open my standard user and deleted permissions. I hit OK, checked the box on the next screen to replace all child object permissions and click OK. It took some time to change all the permissions, but then I checked the various folders and files to confirm that the standard user was on the list.

  Third: once this was done, I did the same thing AGAIN. Right click the D drive, entered the security, hit advanced, tap on change permissions, open my standard user and he gave TOTAL CONTROL. I hit OK, checked the box on the next screen to replace all child object permissions and click OK. It took some time to change all the permissions, but then I checked the various folders and files to confirm that the standard user was on every list with full control.

  Fourth: I changed to the standard user account and tried to move one of the files previously not moveable, and it worked very well.

  MY THEORY OF WHY THIS HAPPENED: when I reinstalled windows, I chose the same username of the main account again. This may have confused the file system, so I need to get rid of all remnants of the old installation. My username and the name of the computer being the same, I just need to trash the permissions for the old compname/username and then reset again for the compname/current user name.

  I could be WAY OFF with this theory, but it seems to have worked.

  A bit of research I could do, but I'm not going to do, would be to reinstall Windows again and choose a different computer name and the user name to see if the same issues that happened, or if the new permissions set correctly. Or heck, even if the old permissions were still there, but once I took control at the start, it would work. But I'm not going to reinstall Win again, so I don't know who.

  Basically, I think that when you have a situation like mine, it is maybe just tell Windows to appropriate the entire disk is not good enough, and you must make sure that all the old stuff is removed before this. (If your username and compname are the same thing again.)

  As how young Win7 is, I guess the percentage of those who have reinstalled as it is still quite low, so it's probably a problem not frequently encountered. You can have people from MS to test on this!

  Thanks for all the help, I'll be sure to check if there are other problems and let you know!

  -Gary

• Want 750-103D: secondary drive is wiped clean on factory reset

  I've screwed to the top of my installation of office and had to do a factory reset. All my applications were in the main drive and no apps such as photos, music, documents in my secondary hard drive. As a precaution, I unplugged the secondary drive before I did the factory reset. After the factory reset desktop started successfully. Then I stop and plugged back the secondary drive but to my horror on 2nd boot my secondary drive had been wiped and all my apps not disappeared. I don't understand.
  
  What have I done wrong?

  I don't think that something was wrong.

  The new operating system is not reading secondary drive completely as the file system may be different.

  Assign a drive to secondary drive. Press Windows + R, type deskmgmt.msc and press to enter. Here, you would see a drive or disk space that would be unassigned. Right click on the drive and assign a drive.

  or

  Insert the image secondary drive in an external hard disk enclosure and connect an external drive and you should find the content.

  If you have disconnected the secondary drive there is no way of that new OS will erase the content, unless you asked.

• BSOD on install of Windows 7 after hard drive crash

  I have a HP Dv7 with Intel i7 and 8 GB memory. About 3 years.

  Recently, I lost my hard drive to a physical failure. I bought a 120 GB SSD as the principal and a 1 TB drive 7200 RPM as the secondary to be replaced. I ordered the HP restore kit to reinstall Windows 7, but each installation stops at "loading drivers" step and gives me a BSOD. I tried to remove the SSD drive and using only the hard drive, but the same results. Also tried to do a clean install of Windows 7 with an ISO image to a bootable USB key. The same problem. I also tried swapping the primary/secondary locations for readers.

  Nothing I have tried seems to work. I'm desperate for a solution! Why would I get a BSOD on a reinstallation of the software factory?

  I am trying install Windows 7 without SP1 to see if that works, but have no chance. What else can I try? What I have to install Windows 8 to work with the new hard drive or SSD? »

  I tried to restore 4 times (3 hours + per attempt). I tried the clean install of Windows 7 SP1 at least 10 times, each of them do not reach the exact spot. Windows won't INSTALL, so that steps can be taken?

  As I posted earlier, I had problems with installing Windows 7 on my laptop HP Pavilion Dv7 after replacing a hard drive defective. I ordered the kit of training materials ($60) and the operating system of restoration kit (essentially Windows 7 and drivers) on a 4 disc set. I paid the extra money for all accelerated for me.

  After you have installed a 120 GB SSD and the new 1 TB drive 7200 RPM, I tried to install the operating system using the DVD restore I ordered. Each installation took about 4 hours and each of the 3 times (i.e. 12 hours!) installation has failed at the end of the installation process. Then I downloaded a clean version of Windows 7 ISO and burned a bootable USB an attempt installs another 15, which also failed at the end of the installation process.

  In desperation, I contacted HP support and was informed that I had to pay for technical support. I must say that I was really disappointed by HP and HP «each incident» support I spent $59 and 3 hours talk with some idiots in the new Delhli, who accompanied me through a few tests of BIOS of base no matter what 3-year-old could have understood, I sent them a picture of the BSOD and error code, and they arrived at their 'solution' to send me my laptop to HP for them to install a new hard drive and reinstall the operating system for the pittance of $200 and 7 to 9 days!

  I refused their generous offer to relieve myself of the burden of $ 200 in my wallet and took the laptop to Fry when I bought it. After 15 minutes of discussion about my question, the tech told me that I needed to install the Intel drivers during the installation of Windows 7. He popped a USB key containing the Intel drivers, I've needed, continued with the installation of Windows 7, and I was back at home with a working machine within the hour. It cost me $35. A BARGAIN, given that HP, the company that BUILT my laptop was completely distraught about this problem and the only solution was to deprive me of my laptop for 9 days and during this time, charge me $200.

  So to all who read this, please pay NOT for the HP "per incident" support. They are slightly educated idiots who know no more about the HP product than your typical 3 yr old child. For example, they suggested that the HP laptop in my possession was "very sensitive" and I wouldn't be able to put 'any hard disk that was not exactly to the same specification as that was in it from the factory'.  Idiots.

  I you need to re - install Windows 7 on your laptop, visit the Intel website and download "floppy" (i.e. not the executable versions which self install) versions of their drivers for your laptop, load on a USB stick and when begins the installation of Windows 7 where it asks if you want to load the drivers, select the drivers on your USB key and installation will be smooth.

  Again, how is it possible that HP and their support forums are not aware of the problem or the solution? Seriously. This is probably the last HP I buy. Just exhausting and annoying to deal with this.

  Craig

  PS - My HP Pavillion DV7 is smoking quickly with the new solid-state drive and updated 7200 RPM secondary drive. * beep * thing boots like 20 seconds and Photoshop load almost INSTANTLY. Incredible.

• I still have to press F1 to continue when I start my computer it says secondary drive not found

  Whenever I restart my computer, I get this message "Secondary Drive 1 not found press F1 to continue, F2 to run the Setup utility" so I just pressing F1 all the time, can someone help me solve this problem, so I do not hit anything, so that the computer will go just directly on windows, I have a Dell Dimension 3000 and running windows XP.

  Thank you

  Hi smiley1958,

  1. Did you the latest changes on the computer?
  2. When was the last time it was working fine?

  Method 1

  Usually, this would happen if the system basic input/output system (BIOS) settings are incorrect.

  See the link on the Dell forums and try the steps mentioned, check if it helps.

  Method 2

  If the previous step fails, then you will need to contact Dell support to fix the settings in the basic input/output system (BIOS).

  Important: Change (CMOS) BIOS/complementary metal oxide semiconductor settings can cause serious problems that may prevent your computer from starting properly. Microsoft cannot guarantee that problems resulting from the configuration of the BIOS/CMOS settings can be solved. Changes to settings are at your own risk.

• Whenever I restart my Dell 3000 I get this message: "primary drive 1 not found; Secondary drive 1 not found. »

  Whenever I restart my Dell 3000 I get this message: "primary drive 1 not found; Secondary drive 1 not found. "Then, I received instruction to hit F 1 to continue, which then takes me by the beginning upward. I get as both "F 2 = Set up" and "F 12 = Boot menu." The latter I have looked but frankly have no idea what to do or how it might solve my primary problem. What should I do to simply go through the commissioning by turning on my computer?
  GRDavis

  * original title - starting problem *.

  This isn't a problem of Windows XP. But take a look here:

  http://forums.CNET.com/7723-10149_102-162197.html

• my computer says that my primary drive 1 not found, secondary drive 0 is not found. also allicating I/O bar for PCI device error.

  We had a power outage about 2 weeks ago, it burned my hard drive. My neighbor put a new disc in for me, now my computor is said primary drive 1 not found, O secondary drive not found, and 1 secondary drive not found. I do not know how to solve this problem, can you help me?

  Hi camicannon,

  Check out the wire link such question and check if it helps.

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/windows_xp-system/XP-primary-hard-drive-disk-not-found/c98f8205-78d8-4e6a-A603-8c4fae852690

• Need help to replace a physically C drive on several computer disks. I can't LOOSE the data on the secondary drive.

  I got 2 hard drives, a small disc with XP Pro and a big drive for storage and memory intensive programs. The disc is dead - physically (he's grinding wheels), not because of software problems. I managed to boot from the XP disk and copied as much as possible on an external drive to install on a new hard drive. Externally will not take the backup file. After that I restarted depui the XP disc, my secondary drive is no longer recognized. I copy the contents of the C drive on an external drive. Here are my questions:
  1. can I ghost the info on a new hard drive and skip the installation? Reason I have CS3 on drive F, but it components installed on the C drive (where CS2 was before I upgraded). I do not have my Adobe CS3 here records because it allowed multi, and my records are currently out of State with the other licensee.
  2. If I install the new disk, starting from the old drive with XP disc, can I ghost? (I have a tour customized for several readers) When I started the drive C before - he tried to install on my F drive. I have not installed (I can't lose the files on drive F), and now the computer does not recognize the drive. I bought a Seagate drive and they have great software for installation - so I'd like to ghost it. The XP disk reduced to nothing the new drive hard as he did the F drive?
  and finally, question 3. When the new drive, I get up and running, can I sign out the F drive, plug it back and Windows will see it? CS3 & Quark will still work if I have to do a fresh install?

  1. can I ghost the info on a new hard drive and skip the installation? Reason I have CS3 on drive F, but it components installed on the C drive (where CS2 was before I upgraded). I do not have my Adobe CS3 here records because it allowed multi, and my records are currently out of State with the other licensee.

  2. If I install the new disk, starting from the old drive with XP disc, can I ghost? (I have a tour customized for several readers) When I started the drive C before - he tried to install on my F drive. I have not installed (I can't lose the files on drive F), and now the computer does not recognize the drive. I bought a Seagate drive and they have great software for installation - so I'd like to ghost it. The XP disk reduced to nothing the new drive hard as he did the F drive?
  and finally, question

  3. when the new drive, I get up and running, can I sign out the F drive, plug it back and Windows will see it? CS3 & Quark will still work if I have to do a fresh install?

  Hi jdohugh,

  Thanks for posting. If I read your post correctly your hard drive with your operating system on it died, so you lost your operating system and do not have to reinstall but you try to get down the important data before the reinstall.

  1 Q: can I ghost the info on a new hard drive and skip the installation? Reason I have CS3 on drive F, but it components installed on the C drive (where CS2 was before I upgraded). I do not have my Adobe CS3 here records because it allowed multi, and my records are currently out of State with the other licensee.

  A. Si your drive with your operating system does not work, I do not think you can ghost it and reinstall as the image would not work. With Adobe CS3 disks, you will need to contact Adobe and get them to perform the installation of additional supports. Simply copy the files likely will not work to reisntall the application.

  2. Q. If I install the new disk, starting from the old drive with XP disc, can I ghost? (I have a tour customized for several readers) When I started the drive C before - he tried to install on my F drive. I have not installed (I can't lose the files on drive F), and now the computer does not recognize the drive. I bought a Seagate drive and they have great software for installation - so I'd like to ghost it. The XP disk reduced to nothing the new drive hard as he did the F drive?

  A: as I said in question 1 if your operating system drive does not an image would most likely fail or be corrupt. If read correctly the other part of the question you the system tried to start installation on your f:\ that matches your drive program and now you cannot access the files on it? With the last part of this question, you will need to contact Seagate to see what makes their software, I'm not sure what you're trying to accomplish by using.

  3. Q. When the new drive, I get up and running, can I sign out the F drive, plug it back and Windows will see it? CS3 & Quark will still work if I have to do a fresh install?
       
  A. Si you reconnect an extra drive to XP, the operating system should see it regardless of what it was connected to previously. With regard to your programs, if it is a new operating system you load then Yes, you will need to reinstall these applications on the operating system, and they should work with no problems provided that the drive is working correctly.

  I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any additional questions.
  Shawn - Support Engineer - MCP, MCDST
  Microsoft Answers Support Engineer
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• boot from secondary drive after the failure of the primary

  I have a desktop Dell XPS 8500 1,5 years.  Already, the motherboard had to be replaced.  and now the main internal hard drive hasn't apparently - according to the dell diagnostics.  When I got to the computer, I installed a secondary hard drive and set up a periodic back place... If all goes well, which worked all along.  My question is, what is the best way to recover?  I can't boot from the secondary drive... I guess there is no SYS file there and no Windows 7 installed there.  The only disc I can find from dell for this computer is Dell Drivers and Utilities disk.  I don't remember ever having a Windows 7 installation disc.  It is available for download at dell?

  Hi Ajbuch,

  The best way to recover the system is to install a new hard drive on which you can install Windows 7. You can not install Windows 7 on the second disk since you already have the files it contains. I have a link below a nice OS installation guide which includes instructions for the preparation of a disc to install Windows 7 from a downloadable file (or FlashDrive if you prefer).

  Since your 8500 is quite recent, you can consider a SSD drive, which gives you great performance boost.

• Solid State Drive SSD how to store the user accounts on secondary drive

  I installed windows on a SSD and I want to use a secondary drive for all my data. How to configure windows (explorer) to do this? Thank you, DM.

  Move the users directory and directory ProgramData on one drive other than the drive that contains the Windows directory Warning Using the ProgramData parameter to redirect folders to one drive other than the system volume will block your ability to upgrade to later versions of Windows.

  By changing the location by default of the user profile directories or folders of program data to one volume other than the system volume, you cannot service your Windows installation. Impossible to apply updates, patches or service packs to install. We recommend that you do not change the location of the user profile directories or files from program data.

• Failed to create the paging to a secondary drive file

  I recently installed a secondary hard drive in my laptop, and I'm trying to move the swap file to this drive to increase performance. However, for some reason, the system is unable to create a swap file on the secondary drive (d). To be precise, this is what happens:

  1. I go to system properties > advanced > settings > advanced > change and together an exchange of files on drive d (I tried to do "managed system" or setting a specific size, but that makes no difference). For now, I keep the pagefile on the C: drive as well.
  2. I click on save and see 'total size pagefile for all readers' increased appropriately.
  3. I navigate to D:\ and see that pagefile.sys has been created successfully.
  4. I restart my computer.
  5. D:\pagefile.sys has disappeared; "all readers of the total paging file size" shows the old value (i.e. not counting the pagefile on D :).)
  I did some research and have already tried the following:
  1. Running 'sc config afs start = disabled' - there is no such service on my computer
  2. Setting the size of page on D: "management system" file - it is always not get created
  3. Check the permissions on the d: - both COMPNAME\system and COMPNAME\Administrators have full control access. drive is owned by system
  4. Also tried disabling the pagefile on the c: completely - what makes Windows generates an error message "Windows created a temporary swap file on your computer because of a problem that occurred with your paging file configuration when you started your computer". The system creates a temporary pagefile on C:, but none on D:.
  5. Finally, I ran sfc/scannow, and he finds no errors.

  What Miss me? What is the problem with my D: drive? It is formatted in NTFS and has 30 GB of free space.

  Tips, links, wild guesses is very much appreciated.

  P.S. The system chart: HP 6930p (Core 2 Duo 9400), 3 GB RAM, Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit.

  1. it is not dedicated in the pagefile, but as much as I know this isn't a requirement, right?

  2. I expected to be able to create a pagination on the D: drive, even if it has other files.

  3. I tried it both ways - with a nominal pagefile on C: (different sizes) and without it. In all cases the paging on D: file not be enabled.

  1. a dedicated partition is preferable. Swap files mixed with other files, unless the minimum fixed = maximum, increase in the rate of fragmentation of other files and free disk space.

  2. what pagefile parameter you try to apply?

  3. advice on swap files made with Windows XP in mind. Increase in RAM memory and the pagefile is used may have changed. Of course, there are different views on the defragmentation from Microsoft programmers today. Personally as a user I have reservations about evolution.

  Hope this helps, Gerry Cornell

• Problem installing Windows 7 - DVD - ROM driver

  I am trying to install Windows 7 64 bit on my i7 desktop computer.

  After the initial installation (copying files), in the second stage (extension of Windows files) around 93 to 98% of the process, I get an error message indicating "Windows cannot install required files. The file may be corrupted or missing. Make sure all files required for installation are available, and restart the installation. Error code 0 x 80070017'.»
  I use a new disc to install Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. After retrying the installation, I am asked to install a driver for my DVD-ROM: "A required CD/DVD drive driver is missing. If you have a driver on floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB flash drive, please insert now".» After inserting my CD driver DVD - ROM in the drive, a dialog saying 'no device drivers were found' is displayed. How can I resolve this problem and install Windows 7?

  Thanks for your quick response.

  I tried both of your suggestions, without a bit of luck.
  After reading a few posts about this error, it occurred to disconnect me my secondary drive mounted recently I bought specifically for this installation (to use as slaves).
  My DVD player nor my secondary HARD drive had riders. Specifically, I looked online on the website of the manufacturer of my HARD drive to slave jumper configuration, but found nothing. After just mount the disk "as-is", it worked.
  So in summary, my problem was that it had to have been a conflict between the secondary HARD drive and the DVD drive. After unplugging the HDD of the motherboard installation (continued) without problem. Hope this helps someone else as well.
  And thanks again for your help.

• Movement 10 Windows on an external drive

  Hello people,

  As a newbie in the world of Macs, my pride is a mid-2015 Macbook Pro (15 ''), whose hard disk has been partitioned in 2: for OSX and Windows 10. For many reasons, I want to spend the partition 10 Windows on an external drive - can I connect whenever I want to use MS products. I read that Windows 10 can run from a drive that is connected via the USB ports - so I plan to a thunderbolt drive.

  Any ideas on how I can go about moving only the windows on the external hard drive?

  I don't mind using a lengthy process to copy the entire contents of the macbook on the external hard drive, and then deleting the part OSX - if someone can make sure it will work. and can give me some instructions.

  PS my level of skill / confidence (on a scale of 1 to 10, where 1 = grossly incompetent and 10 = expert) on computer related things are 5.

  Thanks in advance.

  The best way to run Windows on a Mac using Parallels or Fusion of VM.

  You can put Windows on an external drive and you can use USB3 or love at first sight.

  Here is a video showing how to install and run Windows on an external drive. https://www.YouTube.com/watch?v=8FIvCQk2gP0

  Kim

• Windows PE found RAID drive on HP EliteFolio 9470 m using SSD Cache

  Hello

  I use HP EliteFolio m 9470-028TU suite below the specifications:

  -Intel Core i5-3317U 1.7 GHz

  -Mobile Intel QM77 Express

  -8 GB RAM

  -HDD 500 GB + 32 GB mSATA

  Installed Windows 7 Pro on RAID mode of SATA devices using SSD as Cache via Intel Rapid Storage Technology Software and works very well. Right now I have 11 all of the same model and you want to use Windows PE ImageX to capture the Image and deploy it on another laptop.

  Once I start using the Windows PE CD, I can't found any Partition of capture. I think it takes to load the driver RAID on Windows PE, but I have no idea and tried searching on google already.

  Someone at - it a statement for this problem please help. Thank you.

  Steve Jua

  SteveJua

  Use of the HP Client computer Windows PE 3.0 driver x 86 and x 64 Pack

  http://h20566.www2.HP.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.page/public/PSI/swdDetails/?sp4ts.Oid=5271149 & spf_p.tpst = swdMain & spf_p.prp_swdMain=wsrp-navigationalState%3Didx%253D2%257CswItem%253Dob_127784_1%257CswEnvOID%253D4059%257CitemLocale%253D%257CswLang%253D%257Cmode%253D4%257Caction%253DdriverDocument & javax.portlet.begCacheTok = com.vignette.cachetoken & javax.portlet.endCacheTok = com.vignette.cachetoken

  Customize Windows PE: Add drivers, packages

  http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh824972.aspx

• Satellite C660 - how to install Windows on the new drive?

  I have an old C660 of 14 months (2 months warranty!) and the HARD drive died quite suddenly.

  * 3 days works great
  * 2 days, got stuck at the "starting Windows".
  * Tried to fix with a System Repair (DVD) boot disk, but could not solve the problem (ran all night)
  * Start of DVD today and now the prompt of commands, each command "dir" on c: takes 20 seconds and try to copy files gives IO error.

  I'm going to buy a new HARD drive and install, but is there a way to get Windows 7 on the drive?
  There is no Windows disk supplied with the notebook... THERE is a recovery partition, but it died too.

  I don't want to buy a new copy of Windows when I already have a license.

  (I never have a backup complete incl. system, like the one and the only time that I tried to do that it was unable to complete the process, killing of many Virgin DVD-R in the process).
  I have most of my personal files backed up.

  Thank you

  The situation is quite clear. You don t have created the recovery disk and you have only two options now:
  (1) you can order the original Toshiba Recovery disk and install the original recovery image
  (2) you can get the original installation disc from Microsoft and install own OS

  In the first case, check it please http://aps2.toshiba-tro.de/kb0/TSB0202TA0000R01.htm

  If you take the decision to use option 2 Please note that your product key is useless and you have to pay for the new activation of license and the code. The sticker product key Microsoft belongs to the recovery image only.

  If you have any other questions you are welcome.