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‎02-13-2019 03:23 PM

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Product: Pavilion HPE-150t AZ220AV#ABA
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I received a BIOHD-8  failure code, and apparently my hard drive is toast.  if I replace it with a new hard drive, will I be able to reload Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (which came with the computer) without having to pay for it? And if so, how would I do that? 

 

The computer did NOT come with a Windows installation disk. 

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‎02-13-2019 04:51 PM

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Hi:

 

You can make your own W7 installation media as follows...

 

Click on the Windows ISO Downloader.exe link below to download the tool to create the W7 ISO file download.

 

This link downloads a file that accesses the Microsoft Techbench W7 ISO files and generates the ISO file download you need.

https://www.heidoc.net/php/Windows-ISO-Downloader.exe

 

Select the Windows COEM ISO file download for the version of W7 the product key is good for.

 

I have zipped up and attached the Microsoft utility below, that will allow you to either put the file on a USB flash drive or DVD, or you can use a different free utility such as Rufus.

 

Then you can install the drivers and available software from the PC's support page...

 

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/selfservice/HP-Pavilion-Elite-HPE-100-Desktop-PC-series/4079700...

Windows7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool-Installer-en-US.zip
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‎02-14-2019 09:02 AM

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Paul thank you so much for this detailed response. I will follow your instructions and let you know how everything turns out. Much appreciated!

 

Regards,

Bob

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‎02-14-2019 09:05 AM

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You're very welcome, Bob.

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