Changed HD in DV4-2165dx Reboot disks w/n work

[ricrivERA]

i3 CPU M 330 @ 2,13GHz
RAM= 4.0 GBbit
64-operating system
Windows 7 home premium

Created restore 4 disc set(DVD-R 4.7GB each) and it tested ok on each disc after each disc creation. ordered (recommended) replacement hard drive

https://www.amazon.com/HGST-Travelstar-2-5-Inch-Internal-0J22423/dp/B00B4QESVQ/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qi...

Installed New Hard drive and inserted disk 1 of 4 of recovery set.
It ran for a while flashed window start screen msg but the screen went blue and error msg came up

The instruction at 0x8000cf80 referance memory at 0x0012abb0. the memory could not be read.
click OK to terminate program.

Retried this step several times with the same result.

Used Puppy Linux and start GParted to create a formated disk with sectors ( not 100% sure i sectored it corectly )
but made 3 sectors in ntfs.     (origional hard drive had a  c:, recovery, and tooldrive sections. 

Partition | File System | Size | Flags
/dev/sda1 | fat32 | 193.06 Mib |msftres
/dev/sda2 | NTFS | 905.15GiB | boot
/dev/sda3 | NTFS | 20.15GiB | msftres
/dev/sda4 | NTFS | 998.57MiB|mfstres
/dev/sda5 | fat32 | 4.87Gib|mfstres
saved and shut down

removed usb
installed cd drive with boot 1 disc failed the same as above.
should i climb in a bath with the plugged in laptop and end it all?

[IT_WinSec]

Hi @ricrivERA

Thank you for posting.

Here are a few things I would do:

- using GParted just ensure all the drive is erased/formatted without any partitions created prior to the action

- ensure the new HDD is not smaller in capacity than the one it was initially. For example - if you first HDD was 320 GB in capacity, your new one needs to be 500, 750 GB or 1 TB in size.

- purchase and use original HP recovery media. This is the kit (2+2 discs) you will need for your model >> http://www.computersurgeons.com/p-19953-windows-7-premium-professional-64b-recovery-kit-602932-001-f...

Once you ensure the above is completed and once you receive the recovery media, get the first one and boot from it. Follow the instructions > http://hp.dezide.com/ts/start.jsp?guide=HPSystemRecovery.net&section=ccweb&SFS=tdoc&language=english...

Hope this helps. Let me know how this goes.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi, @ricrivERA :

If you can still read all 25 characters of the W7 product key on your notebook's case see if this works...

This site claims to have genuine, unadulterated W7 ISO files for download.

https://www.heidoc.net/joomla/technology-science/microsoft/67-microsoft-windows-iso-download-tool

Click on the link labeled Windows ISO Downloader.exe

You can use either the:

Win 7 Home Premium/Pro (as applicable) SP1 or the (Retail version, but the OEM key on your PC's case will work with it)

Win 7 Home Premium/Pro (as applicable) SP1 COEM (This version would be for what HP would have used--System Builder)

N is for European Union (EU) countries.

K is for South Korean markets.

You can use this tool to transfer the ISO file to a 4 GB USB flash drive or DVD.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/windows-usb-dvd-download-tool

[ricrivERA]

Thank you for this help.

I followed the steps downloading windows 7.iso, then windows iso creator to a USB.

I deleting all partitions during windows load .

After loaded windows I attempted to load recovery disks that would not load on the blank hard drive.    It worked!!

All the original  c:, tools and recovery partitions .

Big Thumbs UP!!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.