Finding a HP laptop recovery disc

My hard drive crashed and I don't have an operating system disc.
I bought a new hard drive but have not installed it---I was told
by a friend I need to find and get an operating system disc.
Can you help me find one?

If you never made your Recovery Disc set-you may be able to order from HP depending on how old your laptop is. HP still carries most Windows 7 discs and of course Windows 8.
US/Canada models can usually order from the Support page. Or you can phone HP Support.If you live in the US, contact HP Here. If you live in another part of the world, start here>>Contact HP
In future requests for help it usually speeds thing up if we have your Model & Product Number.
>> How Do I Find My Model Number or Product Number
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HP 250 G2 unable to use recovery discs

So I purchased this laptop last year at Microcenter and since day 1 I noticed that the amber/white light that turns on when you connect the charger, it never turns white even after living the laptop charging the entire night, so far it doesnt bother me, but I I jus got a bigger hardrive and tried to install win 7 from the recovery discs that I had burned previously and it keeps telling me that the media is not usable in this unit. I even installed the originall hard drive in a enclosure and tried to boot windows so it would recover it from the usb but so far I havent been succesful with anything. I cant find the email address for HP so I can request the factory recovery discs. the laptop came pre intalled with win7 and a cd with windows 8.1 so you can upgrade it anytime but I need win 7 (main reasonwhy I purchased this laptop) any body has had any problems reinstalling windows 7? I would hate for my hard drive to crash and then find out that the recovery discs are useless

Hello,
Thank you for posting in the HP Support Forum.
There is no email to contact HP support. However, there are options for phone support, chat support or ticket support.
Here is some info:
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-phone-assist.html
or
http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-contact-us.html
If you would like to purchase recovery disck for your machine, you can contact the respective support team.
If your original HDD drive is working fine, you can insert it into the computer.
You can try with Microsoft Windows built-in recovery process (system image) and creating a system recovery disk (then boot from it with the new HDD and apply the image on this HDD)
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/What-is-a-system-image
http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/create-system-image-in-windows-7-8/
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/4241/how-to-create-a-system-image-in-windows-7/
http://www.howtogeek.com/167984/how-to-create-and-restore-system-image-backups-on-windows-8.1/
Or you can try with CloneZilla:
http://www.geekyprojects.com/cloning/how-to-use-clonezilla-tutorial/
http://clonezilla.org/
http://clonezilla.org/downloads/download.php?branch=stable
If this fails [I doubt, it should work perfectly], you can then try to purchase the recovery disks from HP support.
Let me know if this works/helps
Best wishes,
IT_WinSec
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Old pavilion dv4000 recovery discs

I have an older pavilion dv4000 laptop that I'm trying to order a set of recovery discs for. The Product says it's a "HP Palilion dv4000" p/n EP368UA#ABA Then below that it says "service tag" dv4310us
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Hi Steve,
I don't think you'll be able to order them from HP, but they are available from the reliable reseller on the following link.
http://www.computersurgeons.com/productdetails.aspx?ID=1848
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Can I use the same recovery discs to restore Windows on multiple same model laptops?

Sir me & my brother have HP dv6 pavilion 3210us same model with preinstalled win7 Home Premium unfortunately my brothers laptop HDD change in to dynamic we can't boot to original system restore.But i have recovery media dvd seperate for my laptop can i use it for my brothers laptop to recover please help me to find out the solution

Since the laptops are the same model-yes, you can use your Recovery Discs on both.
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How to create Rescue and Recovery disc for Windows Vista Home Basic with G530 Lenovo Laptop?

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Click on what used to be the "Start" button and search for "create" or "recovery". It took me a while to find it but it is there.
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Can I use a recovery disc of a differnt serial number in my laptop?

I had a issue with the recovery disc which I got from HP, the first disc stops at 24% and further it does nothing. So I have ordered another recovery disc, when I ordered by mistake I have entered my product number correctly but entered serial number (wrong#) 2CXXXXXXRE instead of (correct #) 2CXXXXXXRF and booked the recovery disc. I dont have an option to cancel the order in the site. So can I use this recovery DVD to recover my laptop?
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Current OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit + SP1
Recovery OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit + SP1

You will have to contact HP to get an answer on that question.
We are owners of HP printers, PCs and notebooks just like yourself.
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My A100 will not load - can't find the recovery disc. Can I use my A60 recovery disc on my A100 - 163 laptop?

Sorry, but you cant use the recovery disk from the A60. It will not work.
You can order a new recovery disk from Toshiba:
https://backupmedia.toshiba.eu/
Or you go to an ASP (authorized service provider) to get a new one:
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Mahmud,
Welcome to the Forum.
The Recovery Partition on your notebook is not needed IF you did make the suggested Recovery Discs when your system was first installed, or at any later time.
If you did not make Recovery Discs,
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Envy 17-2101 -- Looking for Recovery Discs
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I have an HP Pavilion g6 laptop, and am trying to set up my recovery discs. I get an error message

I have an HP Pavilion g6 laptop, and am trying to set up my recovery discs. I get an error message that states "inserted media not supported". I am using CD-R Music discs. Is the problem "Music" ? Will it not recognize a blank music disc?

Hi,
Yes, it is the discs that are the problem - you will need to use good quality DVD+R or DVD-R discs. See the section under the sub-heading 'Create a set of operating system Recovery Discs' on the link below.
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=c01895783
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This document should help with the how to part of making the recovery disks.
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Hi , I own a hp pavilion dv6 6050se laptop bought in UAE during 2011, I have lost the recovery discs

Hi , I own a hp pavilion dv6 6050se laptop bought in UAE during 2011, I have lost the recovery discs.
How do i get a copy of recovery discs??

Hi,
I don't see any link on your Product Page to order a replacement set of Recovery Discs, but it's always worth calling HP directly and see if you can order them this way.
If you live in the US, contact HP Here.
If you are in another part of the world, start Here.
If you are unable to order these discs from HP, here's an alternative option you could try.
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An example of a COA Label can be seen Here.
You can create an installation disc yourself using another PC - just download the correct Disc Image ( this must be the same version that originally came with your notebook ) from the link below and use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly to a blank DVD - a guide on using ImgBurn to write an ISO to a disc is Here. These Images are clean and from a well-respected source, however there are only limited versions available.
Windows-7 sp1-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit
Use the disc to perform the installation, enter the Windows activation key found on the COA Label when requested and when the installation has completed, use the 'Phone Method' detailed in the link below to activate the OS - this method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who just want a clean installation of Windows 7 without the additional software load normally bundled with OEM installations.
http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx
Any additional drivers and software you may need can be found Here.
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2 Laptops 1 Recovery Disc..Possible?

I have 2 Toshiba A200 laptops - one of them the hard drive has broken.
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Here are the specs for your HP Pavilion g6-2204tx Notebook Computer. Please see Creating Recovery Discs or Saving a Recovery Image to a USB Flash Drive (Windows 8) for information on making your personal set of HP Recovery Discs. You can also contact HP in your region to purchase a set of discs.
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