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I ordered an HP Envy 15t Quad laptop customized from HP.com with nvidia geforce graphics, 16gb ram, and 1 tb hardrive no mssd acceleration, and the sales guy told me i would need a recovery program. My laptop does not come with an optical drive so i need to do it the flash drive way. Also im confused about transfering the OS, would i need a new activation key? would it still work like an original copy? how does that work? The laptop was over 1000 dollars so i cannot mess up with the installation and i dont want to do any function i dont have to. I know a bit about computers but nothing about ssd this is a new experience for me....
One more thing...where do i get the recovery program from i was told i could get it for free? i already spent way too much on the laptop and the SSD so it would be great if it was, or at least cheap. Here are the specs...
• Windows 8.1 64
• 4th generation Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4700MQ Processor
• NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) 840M Graphics with 2048MB of dedicated video memory
• 15.6-inch diagonal Full HD BrightView LED-backlit Display (1920x1080)
• 16GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive
• NO mSSD Hard Drive Acceleration Cache
• No Additional Office Software
• Security Software Trial
• 50% off Computrace LoJack for Laptops, One Year($20 Savings)
• 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
• External Tray Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer
• Backlit Keyboard
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam w/ integrated digital mic
• 802.11b/g/n 2x2 WLAN and Bluetooth(R) [2x2]

First, back to the HP Recovery Media... you said you don't have a CD/DVD drive, but your specs list an "External Tray Super Multi 8X DVD+/-RW w/Double Layer." If you actually have this external CD/DVD drive, you can create an HP Recovery Disc set. So, the very first thing to do is create your HP Recovery Media... either DVDs or USB Flash Drive.
Next, if by "transfer"... you mean "move the current Windows 8.1 OS to the new SSD", then cloning is the way to go. You could also try using your HP Recovery Media to load the factory OS onto the SSD, but this tends to fail due to the large difference in size between the factory HDD and many SSDs. You should not need a new Windows 8.1 product key, because the key is encrypted and stored in the computer's BIOS. This is referred to as a DPK (digital product key).
Lastly, if you dislike Windows 8 / 8.1 and you intend to install Windows 7... go ahead and install Windows 7. Be aware that this may not be as easy as it sounds but it is not impossible. Please use the following instructional guide;
****Disclaimer*****
HP doesn't recommend the installation of Windows 7 on a consumer computer shipped with Windows 8, nor will it support the installation of Windows 7. HP may not provide Windows 7 drivers and suitable drivers may not be available for the hardware in the computer. Also, Windows 7 may not support some of the hardware or software features designed for the computer.
Make sure you create your HP Recovery Discs or USB Flash Recovery media before modifying or changing ANYTHING.
You will need to DISABLE "Secure Boot" and maybe ENABLE "Legacy Support" in the "BIOS Secure Boot configuration" on the settings page shown below, before you can attempt to install Windows 7;
or
Additionally, as the hard drive may be partitioned as GPT, you may have to boot the computer using the "UEFI - CD/DVD drive" or "UEFI - USB Flash drive" options in the "F9" boot menu. If "UEFI - CD/DVD drive", "UEFI - USB Flash drive" or something to that effect doesn't exist in the boot menu, please post a screen shot and/or descibe the listed boot options.
I suggest using Windows 7 SP1 for the best intallation experience. If you need Windows SP1, please see "How to Install Windows 7 Without the Disc" to download and create your own Windows 7 SP1 disc. If the DVD refuses to boot as UEFI, you may need to use a USB Flash drive (may require DISABLING "Fast Boot" in the BIOS) as the installation media. Please download the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool to create a Windows 7 SP1 USB Flash drive. Please note that some computers may not recognize a valid UEFI enabled USB Flash drive if it is formated as NTFS and may require a FAT32 formatted USB Flash drive. You should be able to make a FAT32 formatted Windows 7 installation USB Flash drive using Rufus, UNetbootin, Universal USB Installer, or WiNToBootic. I like Rufus, as it has options for "GPT partition scheme for UEFI computer" and "FAT32".
Most (the only issue may be WiFi network drivers) of Windows 7 drivers from the HP ENVY 15t-j100 Quad Edition CTO Notebook PC Drivers page should work on your computer. If you still have missing or unknown devices after installing the drivers, please post the Windows Device Manager's "Hardware Ids" (just the string of text will do) for those devices as shown in the example below;
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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