Windows Essentials 2012 won't install on fresh Windows 7 install.

[soulweeper]

I swapped out the HDD on my wife's laptop with a new SSD, and did a fresh install of Windows 7.

My wife liked the live mail, and the photo viewer, and had the 2009 version on the old system, I think.

Anyway......you can only install the new Windows Essentials 2012, or it's individual components....or so I thought.

I tried doing that, and first it hung on the "install", until I got fed up and cancelled. A couple more attempts, and it said it couldn't install mail, movie maker and photo viewer. I tried the offline installer, tried finding an older version....with no luck.

It would keep installing OneDrive though, if I tried to install the entire suite.

One thing I found out is, that if there are any components/program files from previous versions, it won't install, or so I read. If I go to C:\Program files, and/or C:\Program files(x86), there are folders for Live essentials components. Obviously it came with the fresh Windows 7. I'm pretty sure that is the reason, but if I simply try to right click and delete those folders, it tells me I need permission from TrustedInstaller to make changes to the folders.

It's ridiculous.

Any help/feedback GREATLY appreciated.

Thanks in advance!

 

[soulweeper]

The problem is trying to remove the existing windows live mail and photo viewer folders, from my C drive. It won't let me.

I followed these instructions, to the letter
Windows 7 - How to Delete Files Protected by TrustedInstaller

and then upon trying to delete the files, it said I needed administrator privileges. WTF.

Even though I have changed permissions to allow full access I still get an error that I need permission from myself. Which is ridiculous because I am myself.

There HAS to be a way to delete the old program files. This is ridiculous!