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10-22-2018 07:27 PM
child deleted the admin on teh computer so I tried to reinstall the os from the recovery partiction.
it then stoppped booting and locked up on the esc button. on a black screen
I then tried to reinstall the Bios as I could no loger f10 into the bios.
It now fails on a install the bios with windows B at block 1516 and will not go past that. I have tried booting the laptop with a thumbdrive with the sp83955.exe installed on it. but it still appears to fail at the same place.
HELP!!!!
10-23-2018 04:24 PM
Thank you for posting on HP Forums,
Flower_Bud is at your service.
As I understand, your notebook does not boot,
No worries, as I'll be glad to help you, that said, I'll need a few more details to dissect your concern & provide an accurate solution:
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