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‎01-01-2022 12:07 PM

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Product: Example: Pavilion p7-1380t
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit)

My hard drive failed and I replaced it. I don't have a recovery disk so the computer won't boot now. How do I create a boot disk to get started again?

 

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‎01-01-2022 01:05 PM

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Hi:

 

You can reinstall W10 for free by making a bootable W10 USB flash drive with the media creation tool from the link below.

 

Make the 64 bit installation media.

 

Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

 

Boot from the media you created, and you will be asked to select the version of W10 you want.

 

For example, if you upgraded the PC from W7 Home premium, you would select W10 Home from the list.

 

Shortly thereafter, you will be asked to enter a product key.

 

At that step, select the 'I don't have a product key' option, and W10 will install and automatically activate once you are connected to the internet.

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‎01-01-2022 01:05 PM

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Hi:

 

You can reinstall W10 for free by making a bootable W10 USB flash drive with the media creation tool from the link below.

 

Make the 64 bit installation media.

 

Download Windows 10 (microsoft.com)

 

Boot from the media you created, and you will be asked to select the version of W10 you want.

 

For example, if you upgraded the PC from W7 Home premium, you would select W10 Home from the list.

 

Shortly thereafter, you will be asked to enter a product key.

 

At that step, select the 'I don't have a product key' option, and W10 will install and automatically activate once you are connected to the internet.

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‎01-02-2022 10:14 AM

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Thank you so much. Your instructions worked perfectly and I am now back in to my system on my new hard drive. Terrific.

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‎01-02-2022 10:15 AM

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You're very welcome.

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‎01-02-2022 10:18 AM

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Happy New Year!

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‎01-02-2022 10:19 AM

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Thanks, and Happy New Year to you too!

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