HP Factory Restore

The Facts:

1. I have no OS installed, but BIOS shows that there is a WIN 7 OS, which I know isn't there.

2. I have four partitions; C,D,E,F.

3. The C: is the HP_RECOVERY partition.

4. The C:HP_RECOVERY partition is set to ACTIVE.

5. I have rebuilt the BCD from scratch.

6. There is a BOOT (X:) partition which shows on the CMD. Someone said its the RAM virtual partition.

7. Upon booting the system gives \WINDOWS\system32\winload.exe error.

8. The f11 or recovery manager ain't working.

What I Want

1. I want to do a factory restore.

Kindly help out.

   Information

We always assume you have made your Recovery Disks using the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Media Creator app the first day you had your new PC.
& made the Startup Repair CD.
startup repair disc-create

Did you make the OEM manufacturer's Recovery Disks?

How to make HP Recovery DVD disks:
Recover Windows Vista Operating System Using HP Recovery - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

How to make HP Recovery USB disk:
Creating a Recovery Disk on a USB Flash Disk HP Pavilion dv6700z CTO Entertainment Notebook PC - HP Customer Care (United States - English)

or
You can Order HP Recovery Disks from here:
Compaq Mini CQ10-500 PC series - HP Notebook PCs - Order Recovery Discs for Windows 7, Vista, or XP - c00810334 - HP Business Support Center

What error does it give - there is more than one possibility.

Does it say the digital signature is not recognized ?

Or does it say winload.exe is missing.