Hard Drive replaced on a CQ61-410US laptop. Trying to install an operating system with no sucess.

[JohnLM1]

Replaced and increased memory to 4Gig. and replaed hard drive so the system is entirely new

[Lil_Boy_Blue]

Hi

Presario CQ61-410US

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/compaq-presario-cq61-400-notebook-pc-series/4074240/model/41211...

https://support.hp.com/us-en/product/compaq-presario-cq61-400-notebook-pc-series/4074240/model/41211...

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[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi, @JohnLM1

You should be able to reinstall W10 for free by using the media creation tool.

You can make a W10 USB flash drive installer using an 8 GB flash drive using another Windows PC, since your PC is not working.

If you are asked to enter a product key during the installation, select the 'I don't have a product key' option and W10 will install and automatically activate once you are connected to the internet.

Here are the steps to create the W10 USB flash drive installer...

1. Select Download tool now, and select Run.
2. If you agree to the license terms, select Accept.
3. On the What do you want to do? page, select Create installation media for another PC, and then select Next.

4. Select the language, edition, and architecture (64-bit or 32-bit) for Windows 10. You want 64 bit.

5. Select which media you want to use:
6. USB flash drive.  Plug in a blank USB flash drive with at least 8GB of space. Any content on the flash drive will be deleted.

You can also make a bootable W10 DVD by saving the ISO file instead, and using the tool I zipped up and attached below to burn the ISO file to a DVD so that it is bootable.