Solved Clean install question

pumptechguy

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Ok here goes. I had win7 64 and upgraded to win8, my wife got on it a couple of days ago. Yesterday I noticed a couple of my short cuts missing from my desk top so I went into event viewer. Under system I found where she had run system restore 5 or 6 times, a recovery option thats in win 8 and under applications she deleted all the logs from the time of the last restore she did. Also she deleted all but the last system restore that she did. I found a couple of files now on my C drive that I can't get into telling me that I don't have permission and the owner is unknown. So I'm afraid that at this point my only option is to do a clean install and lock her out of my computer period. I'm not sure how I need to go about this seeing how I was on win 7 and upgraded to win 8. Thanks for any and all help with this.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    IBuyPower
    CPU
    Phenom II X4 965 Black
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte MA770t-UD3P
    Memory
    Corsair Vengance 8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 550 TI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell HD LCD 23" wide screen
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    C drive is 1 TB
    F drive is 40 Gb used to store video clips/screenshots
    G drive is 500 Gb and is my backup drive
    PSU
    700w
    Case
    NZXT Lexa S
    Cooling
    4 fans with NZXT controller, Corsair H60
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Logitech G9X
You will need to reset your file/folder permissions. A clean install may not cure the issue. I encountered this in my computer that was a clean install from Win XP. The other partitions were not touched during installation and so some of my files became locked so I could not delete/rename/etc them. I found the link below that should help you fix the issue. It is a bit of a pain, but it a fixable issue.

http://www.eightforums.com/tutorial...le-folder-drive-registry-key-windows-8-a.html
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Generic
    CPU
    AMD Athlon II X4 620 2.6Ghz AM3 CPU
    Motherboard
    ASUS M2N68-AM SE2 GeForce 7025 Socket AM2+ MB
    Memory
    2 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Onboard
Hello pumptechguy,

I suppose if you still wanted her to be able to use your PC and not have her get mad you, you could have her use only a standard user account that would only be able to affect her account.
You may be able to just take ownership (Option Three) of and set permissions to "Allow" your account "Full Control" of these files to have access to them.

If needed, you certainly could do a clean install with your Windows 8 upgrade without having to install Windows 7 first.

Hope this helps, :)
Shawn
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Ok here goes. I had win7 64 and upgraded to win8, my wife got on it a couple of days ago. Yesterday I noticed a couple of my short cuts missing from my desk top so I went into event viewer. Under system I found where she had run system restore 5 or 6 times, a recovery option thats in win 8 and under applications she deleted all the logs from the time of the last restore she did. Also she deleted all but the last system restore that she did. I found a couple of files now on my C drive that I can't get into telling me that I don't have permission and the owner is unknown. So I'm afraid that at this point my only option is to do a clean install and lock her out of my computer period. I'm not sure how I need to go about this seeing how I was on win 7 and upgraded to win 8. Thanks for any and all help with this.
As others have said, use Clean Install - Windows 8. In this regard, you will be doing a clean reinstall of Win8. In such a case, you are likely to have to use the refresh procedure described here to activate: Clean Install with Windows 8 Upgrade. Lock her out? Well, require a strong password (unknown to her) to logon--whether using an administrator account, a standard user account, an MS account, a local account, or whatever. If very serious about wanting to keep her out, but want to allow her some use, then use a guest account.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
Thanks all of you for your help. She can get mad all she wants, she's not getting back on it. This isn't the first time something like this has "just happend", had to replace my hard drive the last time. I do believe I'm going with the clean install then to make sure there is nothing sneaky or still hidden. Thanks again for all ya'lls input and advise.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro 64
    System Manufacturer/Model
    IBuyPower
    CPU
    Phenom II X4 965 Black
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte MA770t-UD3P
    Memory
    Corsair Vengance 8gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 550 TI
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell HD LCD 23" wide screen
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    C drive is 1 TB
    F drive is 40 Gb used to store video clips/screenshots
    G drive is 500 Gb and is my backup drive
    PSU
    700w
    Case
    NZXT Lexa S
    Cooling
    4 fans with NZXT controller, Corsair H60
    Keyboard
    Logitech G510
    Mouse
    Logitech G9X
You're welcome, and glad we could help.

You might sleep with one eye open on the couch if you get her to upset though. LOL ;)
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    64-bit Windows 10
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Custom self built
    CPU
    Intel i7-8700K OC'd to 5 GHz
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390
    Memory
    64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)
    Graphics Card(s)
    ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING
    Sound Card
    Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2 x Samsung Odyssey G7 27"
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
    4TB Samsung 990 PRO PRO M.2,
    8TB WD MyCloudEX2Ultra NAS
    PSU
    OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W
    Case
    Thermaltake Core P3
    Cooling
    Corsair Hydro H115i
    Keyboard
    Logitech wireless K800
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3
    Internet Speed
    1 Gb/s Download and 35 Mb/s Upload
    Browser
    Internet Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    Malwarebyte Anti-Malware Premium
    Other Info
    Logitech Z625 speaker system,
    Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
    HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
    APC SMART-UPS RT 1000 XL - SURT1000XLI,
    Galaxy S23 Plus phone
Thanks all of you for your help. She can get mad all she wants, she's not getting back on it. This isn't the first time something like this has "just happend", had to replace my hard drive the last time. I do believe I'm going with the clean install then to make sure there is nothing sneaky or still hidden. Thanks again for all ya'lls input and advise.
You are very welcome. Good luck with your fix.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win7 Ult on DIY; Win8 Pro on MBP/Parallels; Win7 Ult on MBP/Boot Camp; Win7 Ult/Win8 Pro on HP
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    DIY Rig; MacBook Pro (MBP)/Parallels/Boot Camp; HP Pavilion dv6500t Laptop
    CPU
    Intel i7-2600K (sometimes OC'd to 4.8 GHz)
    Motherboard
    ASUS P8P67 Deluxe Rev B3
    Memory
    16 GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA 570 SC
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Gateway
    Hard Drives
    Dual Boot:
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on OCZ Revo x2 and
    Win7 Ult RAID 0 on Caviar Black SATA 3's
    PSU
    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000W
    Case
    Cooler Master 932 HAF
    Cooling
    Zalman CNPS9900MAX-B CPU Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Mouse
    Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500
    Internet Speed
    20 Mbps Download/2+ Mbps Upload
    Other Info
    Pioneer Blu-ray Burner/DVD Burner
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