My HDD crashed and not able to use my recovery partion.

[bjsimard]

Hello,

I would need your help in order to reinstall my OS Window 7 since my HDD crashed and I am no longer able to use my recover partition. I changed the hdd but need to reinstall the OS. Can you share the link in order to get a OEM version of Window 7 please? Note that I still have the window sticker at the back on my laptop. So I will be able to resuse my key license.

Thanks

Regards

bjsimard

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

Since you can still read all 25 characters of the W7 product key on the Microsoft COA label on your PC's case, you can make your own plain W7 installation media to reinstall W7.

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

Select the W7 COEM ISO file download version for the product key the OS is good for, which is the OEM operating system ISO file.

https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-and-office-iso-downl...

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 burn it to a DVD.

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

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv7-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/5082216/model/...

If the Microsoft tool doesn't work to burn a DVD, use this free DVD burning software to burn the ISO file to a DVD.

 Select the "Burn ISO file option."

https://cdburnerxp.se/en/download

Burn it at the slowest speed you can.