New Hard drive but no boot disk

[hurdjl]

My hard drive crashed so I installed a new hard drive. I was unable to down load a bootable format. I tried to create a bootable disk from my laptop to be used to install on my desktop. however when it comes to selecting the keyboard the mouse cursur does not move.

If I buy the recovery kit from HP will that get me up and going again.

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks

John

[Huffer]

Yes or you need an OEM Windows 8 64 bit disk. The license Key Code is embedded in the BIOS so if you can just get a Windows 8 install disk that would work. HP still also likely has a recovery kit for it as it is Windows 8. Did you buy any chance ever upgrade to Windows 10? If so an install disk can be downloaded from Microsoft. 

[hurdjl · Accepted solution]

Yes I did upgrade to windows 10. Can I find it easy on Microsoft website?

[hurdjl]

Windows 10 no longer available for free download. Need product key. Old hard drive crashed and I don't know how to get something from BIOS. Maybe my alternative is to get  a kit from HP. But I'm not sure if the Kit gives me a boot disk.

[Huffer]

Well You gave yourself the Solution so all must be fine. Good luck. 

[hurdjl]

Didn't really find a solution. I'm still out in left field - so to speak. Still don't know if recovery kit can provide me with the bootable windows disk.  Are BIOS distroyed (Windows product key) when a recovery kit is used?