What operating system does my laptop run on?

[PastaKing3636]

hi. I have the HP Pavilion DV2-1030US 12.1-Inch Laptop . I've had it for years. Now I want to reinstall Windows Vista with a fresh start. I lost the disc though and want to buy on ebay.  I was just wanting to know which Vista is compatible for my laptop? Which one should I look for? I see plain Vista Home and then Vista Home 7. I just want to make sure I buy the correct disc and operating system. Any help would be appreciated.  Here are some pictures I took that are on my computer.

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

You can order a Vista recovery kit for your PC from this vendor:

Computer Surgeons - Recovery Kit 537263-003 For HP Model Number dv2-1030us

According to the recovery kit, the original operating system was Windows Vista Home Premium 64 bit.

[PastaKing3636]

Thank you Paul.  Much appreciated!!!!

[Paul_Tikkanen]

You're very welcome.

[PastaKing3636]

Hey Paul. If you happen to know where I can download the network Wi-Fi drivers for my computer, please let me know. I installed Windows Vista just fine. However I don't have the network drivers set up so I cannot connect to the internet. 

[Paul_Tikkanen]

Hi:

According to the parts list for your notebook, it comes with a Broadcom Wi-Fi adapter.

HP PartSurfer

You need this driver for the Broadcom Wi-Fi adapter:

Broadcom Wireless LAN Driver for Microsoft Windows Vista

https://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp50501-51000/sp50744.exe