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Would it help if I tried the factory reset disks again and started from scratch? Is there maybe something I did wrong when reinstalling Windows 7?

Hi thanks for these suggestions. Unfortunately I'm still not any further forward. I've tried changing the names of the drives, but it makes no difference - I now have D (C:) and C: (D:) listed, so the computer has kept the C: drive in place by default. When I try to delete it I get an error...

Hi, screenshot attached here.

Hi again, thanks very much again for you help with this. I've managed to remove the screen with the option for booting up with Windows 10, so that is progress. On the C: recovery partition, however, I've had a look at the advice you've given and would appreciate any further thoughts you...

Hi, thanks for your further help with this. Unfortunately I don't get that same Control Panel screen. The one I get is in the screenshot linked here: http://cdn.redmondpie.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/windows7build7022controlpanel.png. Are there any other ways I could try going about...

Hi, thanks very much for this. Is the storage manager accessed via the Control Panel? I'm not familiar with the admin tools feature of Windows 7.

I installed Windows 10 on my laptop a few weeks ago, only to discover that the laptop in question is not compatible with Windows 10 which unfortunately Microsoft forgot to mention when I was offered the free upgrade. I have now done a factory reset to return the computer to Windows 7, but I now...