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Do I need the HP Recovery disks? Or can I use a regular Windows 7 DVD
Hey everyone,
So I was installing the latest updates on my laptop, forgot to plug it in, the battery died, and now I can't start windows at all.
I tried booting it up on my recovery partition, but that doesn't work. It always goes to the screen for choosing between Startup repair and starting it normally, and when I go to Start-up repair, it just loads up a blue desktop wallpaper and a prompt window appears for a split second, dissapears and then nothing happens.
Now I don't have the recovery discs I made when I first booted up my laptop, and to order them from HP, it would cost $40 and even then I'm not sure it would even help. I've tried booting it with a Windows 7 disc that I borrowed from a friend, but all that happens is that it tries to read it for a bit, and then goes to the Start-up repair screen again.
I'm at a loss for what to do. Because I figure, even though its not the recovery disks made by HP, I should be able to re-install Windows with a new disc. So I have no idea if I should order the HP recovery discs, because 40 bucks is quite alot for something that may not help at all.
Thanks, sorry if my post seems all over the place. I can clarify if it doesn't make any sense.