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12-07-2018 02:36 AM - edited 12-07-2018 02:39 AM
Hi
I have some ideas, but they are not easy to explain.
Get/Make a working W7 DVD. Try
https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-iso-download-tool
Either your own machine or that of a friend.
Use FDisk and examine the Partition Table. https://www.computerhope.com/msdos.htm
Then post a picture of the partitions.
12-08-2018 08:12 AM
I do not understand your last two replies. I was wondering if I needed to just add the file to my usb card or what. I do not know how to fix the problem. It is why I am asking for help. I think if I had the Windows 7 iso, but Microsoft won't provide it to me because it was a HP tower.
12-08-2018 08:56 AM
Here is an alternative source we are allowed to publish to get the HP OEM Win7 ISO file:
https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-iso-download-tool
Download the Windows ISO Downloader.exe file and run it.
When the window opens, select the Windows tab in the upper-right and then click the Windows 7 radio button.
Under Select edition, choose the Windows 7 SP1 OEM Home or Pro -- to match what you have.
That will download an ISO file of the same OEM edition that HP uses.
You can then use the free RUFUS tool to create a DVD or USB stick from that ISO file and then use that to install Win7 OEM.
I am a volunteer and I do not work for, nor represent, HP
12-08-2018 04:13 PM
It's best not to think.
So we have given you places to download W7 from, even though in an earlier post you said...
""Yes, I used the original that I had. I also used one given to me by a friend. He had both discs.""
You posted the model, and it has a ...
CD/DVD disc drive SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology drive
So that is what you use with the W7 DVD's. W7 is not always going to run and install from USB.
12-08-2018 08:21 PM
My computer does not load to the start up. I had one original which is heavily scratched. I got two discs from a friend, which are the recovery disks. I am not able to run any programs unless I use Dos or the command prompt. I am not familiar with them at all. I downloaded the file. My friend said was 3mb when he added it. I do not have any windows cd at all.