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07-11-2024 01:59 PM - edited 07-11-2024 02:00 PM
Your Spectre would be 64-bit, not 32-bit.
If you need to know what version of Windows you are running, press the WindowsKey+R and enter winver
That will open a windows displaying the Windows version information.
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07-11-2024 02:17 PM
The laptop has a boot up failure 3fo after running tests it says has a hard drive failure. I am in the process of changing SSD and was going to create a windows 10 to a USB but didn't know what version to use. As i cant get into laptop to find out.
07-11-2024 03:55 PM
OK, understand.
If your PC is a 2016 model or newer, you should see if you can make a bootable USB recovery drive using the HP cloud recovery tool on a working PC.
The recovery drive can then be used to install Windows and the HP drivers and utilities that originally came with your PC.
You will need a working PC and a 32GB USB stick to hold the recovery files. Here is the link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmtXOU40vxk
You use the Microsoft Store to download the actual tool:
https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9mtks9pr7r3n?rtc=1&hl=en-us&gl=us
If you use a different PC to run the tool, you will have to provide your PC's product number. Here is an HP link for finding that information:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/ish_2039298-1862169-16
Here's a video from HP Support about using the Cloud Recovery Tool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7AwuKNJKS4
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07-12-2024 10:37 AM
I've not used that enclosure, so I don't know what to advise about it. And if the SSD is an NVMe drive, I've not used any of those in enclosures -- so I don't have one to recommend.
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