I have an HP Stream14 notebook. The hard drive is only 32GB and I was trying to find a place where I might be able to gain some space (1.4GB free space with no local files stored! only software has been loaded). I noticed there is a ~8GB hidden partition at the end of the disk marked "Recovery". I assigned a drive letter and explored the root of the volume, which contained 2 folders. I could not access either of the folders due to security permissions.. this is where I botched it
My goal was to see the contents of these folders in an attempt to determine if I could safely delete the partition. I changed the security permissions and owner to my user account expressly... stupid, stupid, stupid... should have at least set it to "everyone", that way I would be granted access and any existing principals would effectively retain their permissions as well.
Next reboot.. "Windows failed to start"
The intent of this thread is: A) to warn Windows 8.1 users of the pitfalls of messing with the Recovery Partition - whose existence I gather which is non-optional at this point and MUST remain accessible to "SYSTEM", B) to ask the community for help in using the command-line utility 'secedit' to restore the permissions to said volume, and finally, C) to complain about how stupid of a decision it was for Microsoft to have made this partition so finicky and paramount to system health, especially considering devices such as netbooks and Windows tablets offer such precious little wiggle room when it comes to keeping system disk usage in check.
I have Active Boot Disk and Parted Magic.. I am fairly certain I will be able to use at least one of the two to change the security permissions without having to use command-line so, that's the plan as of right now..
However, I was extremely confused by Microsoft's article on using the 'secedit' command-line utility and would like to pose this simple question for the time being: what is the syntax of the command if I want to set volume E: (and child object) security permissions to full control for principal "everyone" and ditto for changing the owner?
In summation: backups, backups, backups if the operability of this device had been even the slightest bit more important to me, I surely would have not thrown caution to the wind.. furthermore, if a proprietary WiFi driver was not required for this notebook, Windows 8.1 would have already been long-since scrapped and replaced by a Linux distro.
Please and thank you in advance for any insight you may be able to share on the subject!
Commiseration on the subject is also welcomed, as I am pretty darn frustrated with this thorn-in-my-side of a partition
My goal was to see the contents of these folders in an attempt to determine if I could safely delete the partition. I changed the security permissions and owner to my user account expressly... stupid, stupid, stupid... should have at least set it to "everyone", that way I would be granted access and any existing principals would effectively retain their permissions as well.
Next reboot.. "Windows failed to start"
The intent of this thread is: A) to warn Windows 8.1 users of the pitfalls of messing with the Recovery Partition - whose existence I gather which is non-optional at this point and MUST remain accessible to "SYSTEM", B) to ask the community for help in using the command-line utility 'secedit' to restore the permissions to said volume, and finally, C) to complain about how stupid of a decision it was for Microsoft to have made this partition so finicky and paramount to system health, especially considering devices such as netbooks and Windows tablets offer such precious little wiggle room when it comes to keeping system disk usage in check.
I have Active Boot Disk and Parted Magic.. I am fairly certain I will be able to use at least one of the two to change the security permissions without having to use command-line so, that's the plan as of right now..
However, I was extremely confused by Microsoft's article on using the 'secedit' command-line utility and would like to pose this simple question for the time being: what is the syntax of the command if I want to set volume E: (and child object) security permissions to full control for principal "everyone" and ditto for changing the owner?
In summation: backups, backups, backups if the operability of this device had been even the slightest bit more important to me, I surely would have not thrown caution to the wind.. furthermore, if a proprietary WiFi driver was not required for this notebook, Windows 8.1 would have already been long-since scrapped and replaced by a Linux distro.
Please and thank you in advance for any insight you may be able to share on the subject!
Commiseration on the subject is also welcomed, as I am pretty darn frustrated with this thorn-in-my-side of a partition
My Computer
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- Windows 8.1, 64-bit (English)