05-15-2014, 11:33 AM
Just bought a used HP Elitebook model something or other. Really nice specs for a Windows laptop. I'll probably end up selling it, but am interested in wiping the drive and starting from scratch. Of course, there were no install/restore discs with the laptop, and it would appear as though the recovery partition has been erased. I found an article on HP's website about how to purchase recovery media, but it would appear that there either isn't any available for my particular laptop, or I'm not smart enough to find it. It looks like my laptop is under warranty for another couple of years.
The machine is currently running Win 7 Home Premium, but there's a Windows 8 sticker on the bottom of the case, so I'm guessing there may have been an option to run Windows 8 on this thing. I like Windows 7, but I don't really care whether I get 7 or 8 to put back on this machine, as it's likely destined for resale. I just want a clean install of something before I unload it.
So...what's the best way forward? Buy a retail copy of Windows, download all the drivers from HP and sell it? I'd rather not spend ~$100 on what amounts to restore media, but I guess I'll do it if I have to. Does anyone know whether there's a decent phone support option for HP? Other recommendations?
The machine is currently running Win 7 Home Premium, but there's a Windows 8 sticker on the bottom of the case, so I'm guessing there may have been an option to run Windows 8 on this thing. I like Windows 7, but I don't really care whether I get 7 or 8 to put back on this machine, as it's likely destined for resale. I just want a clean install of something before I unload it.
So...what's the best way forward? Buy a retail copy of Windows, download all the drivers from HP and sell it? I'd rather not spend ~$100 on what amounts to restore media, but I guess I'll do it if I have to. Does anyone know whether there's a decent phone support option for HP? Other recommendations?