Yeah, I know this was a long time ago. I've had Win10 on this Elitebook
ever since, but I now I wanted to recover the Win7 Pro install. And,
unfortunately, trying to get an ISO from Microsoft doesn't work. Very
simply, they ask you to input your key (no problem it's pasted on the
computer), then despite the fact that they say the key is not case
sensitive, it is, you have to use all caps. That's minor, then it
verifies your key and comes back to tell you that this was pre-installed
on a device, so go to the manufacturer and does not allow you to
download anything. Is it any wonder that people resort to pirated
operating systems?
Sorry, just complaining.
On 12/24/2014 4:22 PM, Robbie Pence wrote:
The cleanest way to do it is back up your stuff, and start fresh with a new
OS install. Transferring the data from HDD to SSD means you're ending up
with potentially not optimized installs for the SSD, possible data
corruption, blah blah blah.
To make sure you have your original Windows 7 product key, use Nirsoft
ProduKey. Just run it, and either write the key down or save to a text
file.
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/produkey.zip
If you need a Windows 7 disk, they're freely available to download and burn
from Microsoft:
http://www.howtogeek.com/186775/how-to-download-windows-7-8-and-8.1-installation-media-legally/
To top it off, you'll get no HP bloatware with this configuration - just
clean, beautiful Windows. Download the drivers to a flash drive, and you're
golden.
To speed up installing the stuff you need, pick what you want from
www.ninite.com . it'll download all the common stuff you need (browser,
Java, Reader, Libre, VLC, AV) and install it without junkware tagging
along.
By the way, congratulations on buying an HP EliteBook. The used ones are a
fantastic deal for a ton of horsepower.
Happy Holidays,
-Robbie / @Truefire_
On Dec 24, 2014 8:23 AM, "Anthony Q. Martin" <[email protected]> wrote:
The Samsung software has worked across several systems for me.
Sent from my mobile device.
On Dec 24, 2014, at 5:58 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[email protected]>
wrote:
I picked up a used HP Elitebook and I'm looking to replace the drive
with an SSD. I have two options as to the operating system. I can either
transfer the old HD to the SSD or I can leave the SSD intact which has a
Win10 install on it currently. The original drive has all the annoying HP
software on it and right now I don't know how much of that is needed or if
it's just the normal HP software which has no real useful purpose, but just
gets in your way. Anyone have any experience with HP Elitebooks?
And does anyone have any recommendation as to transfer software? The
samsung software that came with the SSD (about a year ago) did not work
with my desktop system.
Merry Christmas All!
Steve
