Can't get rid of mpsigstub on secondary HDD

zebra 204

zebra 204

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Okay so I'm trying to format my secondary drive but windows decides its cool to randomly install a windows update file on it making me unable to do so(cause now windows thinks the drive is important) and I can't give myself permissions to it either to manually delete the file. I don't want to ignore it, I need the drive formatted completely. What do?


Edit: On Vista
 
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Okay. Found a way around it with a "take ownership" app and it "worked" and was able to delete everything. but windows still won't let me do a proper format. :hmm:
 
zebra 204 said:
Nope. It tells me the disc is necessary for windows despite being nothing on it. Smart try though.
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Boot from the Windows Vista DVD, click repair enter recovery console/command prompt run diskpart from there. There is no way that it can notify you that its needed by Windows at that point. If it does, my guess is virus more then anything.
 
actually sounds like if he does format it, windows won't boot.

Why do you even need to format this drive?

And why Vista? why not 7?

Lastly, have you run a proper antivirus\antimalware recently? if not try malwarebytes and avast free, just to see if it can fish anything, it's probably just vista that stinks but you never know.
 
Does disk management (start -> run -> diskmgmt.msc) say anything like system, boot, page file, crash dump for this partition?
 
Samuraicow said:
actually sounds like if he does format it, windows won't boot.

Why do you even need to format this drive?

And why Vista? why not 7?

Lastly, have you run a proper antivirus\antimalware recently? if not try malwarebytes and avast free, just to see if it can fish anything, it's probably just vista that stinks but you never know.
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It would boot. I deleted everything off the drive manually and it still works without a hiccup.

I want to solve the problem as to why it won't format and why windows thinks its necessary for it to be there. That to me is more important than actually formating the drive.

Its funny that you mention my OS. I just ordered 8.1(will just add a start button with stardock software).:D Once 10 is fully matured I'll do the free upgrade.

I ran adwcleaner, MSSE, Malwarebytes, and ccleaner(for extra measure). I'm clean as far as I can tell.

Hapatingjaky said:
Boot from the Windows Vista DVD, click repair enter recovery console/command prompt run diskpart from there. There is no way that it can notify you that its needed by Windows at that point. If it does, my guess is virus more then anything.
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I think that is what I'm gonna do. Figure the biggest problem I have right now is Vista so I ordered 8 and gonna wipe everything squeaky clean and say goodbye to 2007.

mad said:
Does disk management (start -> run -> diskmgmt.msc) say anything like system, boot, page file, crash dump for this partition?
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Nope. Just says its a healthy basic drive. But I tried setting permissions and to the drive itself and it says access denied for memtext.exe...:hmm: I have it so hidden files and folders show up but I see nothing on the drive.
 
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zebra 204 said:
Nope. Just says its a healthy basic drive. But I tried setting permissions and to the drive itself and it says access denied for memtext.exe...:hmm: I have it so hidden files and folders show up but I see nothing on the drive.
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Did you uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" in folder options? The files may still be hidden because of that.
 
mad said:
Did you uncheck "Hide protected operating system files" in folder options? The files may still be hidden because of that.
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Bingo! I might have used this drive in the past to run windows and it never got properly cleaned. Or is it just normal to have these files so windows can detect the drive on boot?
mSce3lP.jpg
 
zebra 204 said:
Bingo! I might have used this drive in the past to run windows and it never got properly cleaned. Or is it just normal to have these files so windows can detect the drive on boot?
mSce3lP.jpg
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That's the bootloader used to boot windows. And judging by the timestamp on the bootex.log it might be in use and could be bad if you deleted it. Also might be impossible to delete in windows itself.

Can you try to remove the drive and see if windows boots afterwards?
If not you can repair the bootloader via these methods: https://neosmart.net/wiki/recovering-windows-bootloader/
 
mad said:
That's the bootloader used to boot windows. And judging by the timestamp on the bootex.log it might be in use and could be bad if you deleted it. Also might be impossible to delete in windows itself.

Can you try to remove the drive and see if windows boots afterwards?
If not you can repair the bootloader via these methods: https://neosmart.net/wiki/recovering-windows-bootloader/
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Okay, thanks will check it out. The time stamp is that recent because I did a disc check on it about an hour ago.
 
The Bootex.LOG is nothing, its put there when a chkdsk is run.

As for the other files, definitely you had a copy of Windows installed to that drive at one point or another.

Like I said earlier, once you get your Windows 8.1 ( don't know why you wouldn't have just got 10 ) disc, boot from it, click repair, troubleshoot, command prompt and then DISKPART each drive. Make sure to run CLEAN ALL. Unless these are SSD's. Do not format them, Windows install will format your install drive for you during installation.

Once in Windows format the other drive however you see fit.
 
I got Win10 installed. Every thing is fine now. Now excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor from excessively fast boot times. :eek:
 
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