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  1. SeVeNrOxS
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    Delete partition


    Hello Friends I have installed a fresh copy of windows 7 in My D Drive.My OS drive before was C Drive. I didn't want any back up of old OS system files, so I decided to install fresh copy in another drive i.e D.But ,now when I try to format my old C Drive ( inorder to remove 2 options of windows 7 while booting & empty the drive) , it gives an error that windows cannot format drive.When I try to delete folders inside that drive , i get message " You require trustedinstaller permission to delete this file" What does it mean?
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  3. Orbital Shark
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    Hi,

    The 'trustedinstaller' is the main system installer, which created & installed the files to the HD during installation. You can take ownership of the entire C drive (Right-Click C: -> Properties -> Security -> Advanced -> Owner) but there will still be some critical system files tied into C.

    I believe BCDEDIT can configure D: to be your uninterupted boot drive but I'm no BCDEDIT guru
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  4. SeVeNrOxS
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    i tried formating c Drive ..but still
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  6. zigzag3143
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    SeVeNrOxS said:
    i tried formating c Drive ..but still
    So is this the new win 7 or the old win 7? did you try using BCDedit like orbital shark sugested? who owns the recycle bin (right-click properties, look for owner)?

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  7. SeVeNrOxS
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    i'm in new win 7.When i run BCDedit , cmd prompt comes and disappears in fraction of sec.
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  8. Orbital Shark
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    You need to have command prompt open 'As Admin' then type BCDEDIT /? for a list of commands. Best thing to go is check out

    BCDEdit Commands for Boot Environment
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  10. SeVeNrOxS
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    ok..when i open cmd prompt from ADMIN , BCDedit opens , but what exactly should i do ?
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  11. Orbital Shark
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    Sorry I gave you the wrong link, try this

    BCDEdit Command-Line Options
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  12. SeVeNrOxS
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    pls can u tell what exactly should i look for ? The link which u gave have commands explained.
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  13. Orbital Shark
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    can you post a screenshot of what is displayed when you type BCDEDIT please?
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