[foxyladi14]

yepp got one this morning then message about sending error report which i always do.
in my bios it says 2006 so maybe its 5 years old
it is a big heavv sturdy machine silver top
when i log on first the intel then windows then hp logo then welcome
i tried to make a new account but it wont let me.isn't this fun??
he..about those 2 clusters that windows replaced what are clusters?????????
thanks everyone for your input if it,s allowed here (hugs)all around

[foxyladi14]

Originally Posted by Rick_in_Fla

If I got a used laptop I'd want to to do a fresh install of the os and all my apps. Especially if I got it from someone I don't know. You have no idea of how it has been maintained or what maybe on it.

how do i do that just pop in the windows disk??thanks

[TerryNet]

how do i do that just pop in the windows disk??thanks

Didn't I try to answer that in post # 6?

[foxyladi14]

Originally Posted by TerryNet

If you got an XP installation CD boot with that, format the drive, and install.

If you got Recovery disks or the hard drive has a Recovery partition then "recover" back to the way the computer was when new. If it has the Recovery option you'll be able to find information about how to use it on HP's web site.

If you got none of the above you can see what HP offers and what it would cost.

thanks Terry.

[foxyladi14]

i,m in mourning.it died so i will mark it solved

[TerryNet]

Sorry for your loss. But, what died? The hard drive or the entire laptop? You still haven't explicitly told us if you got an XP installation CD or Recovery disks with it.

[foxyladi14]

well terry just the hard drive died i started another thread about maybe replacing the hard drive..
thanks for all your help..i love this site.
anyway in the mean time i went to ebay and got a much nicer laptoppy that i,m on now it has win 7
a real joy almost new hooray

[TerryNet]

Thanks for the update. Good luck with your almost new laptop and Windows 7.