G62 recovery disk says system not supported

Question

Hi
I have a G62-b50SI laptop running windows 7
I am replacing my HDD using a 1TB Samsung.
I am using the recovery disks created from my laptop but I'm getting a message 'This computer is not supported by this media'.
Do I have to replace components like for like? And would it include memory as I increased that previously.
Thanks

Answer 1

Hi:
Normally recovery disks will work on the same size or larger HDD which I am sure you have.
Adding memory may or may not have an effect. Normally it doesn't.
Recovery disks are tricky.
You may have to order a set from HP, but if you can still read all 25 characters of the W7 product key on the bottom of your PC, here is a workaround for you to get W7 installed on your new HDD regardless.
If you can read the 25 character Microsoft windows 7 product key, you can download plain Windows 7 ISO files to burn to a DVD for the version of windows that came installed on your PC, and that is listed on the Microsoft COA sticker on your PC's case.
Burn the ISO using the Burn ISO option on your DVD burning program and burn at the slowest possible speed your program will allow. This will create a bootable DVD.
Or use the Windows 7 USB/DVD installation tool to compile the ISO file you download from Digital River. Link and instructions below. You need a 4 GB flash drive to use the USB method of compilation.
http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/html/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool
Use the 25 character product key on the PC to activate the installation.
The key will activate either a 32 or 64 bit installation.
Then go to the PC's support and driver page to install the drivers you need.
Link to the W7 ISO file downloads is below.
http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-windows-7-sp1-iso-from-digital-river/