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Hi! i'm always trying to learn and pass forward. I'm not here to cause trouble. I have some things that I would like to have confirmed or denied. I do not own a HP computer at this time, but several of the residents in my village do. I have observed some great advice to community members from some smart people here on the forum. I have some things that I have learned from other forums and I want to share them. I would like to have comments from all the smart members here on the community forum. OK here we go!!
Let's say we have a PC that won't boot into windows for some reason. Now IMHO, we have software or hardware problems.
This is what I do. I down load a linux program. It's called Pupply Love.http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm
This is a ISO file that you burn to a CD. It is a live CD and you can boot with it. You do not need a HD.
Even if your PC has no hard disk (ex, broken hard disk), you can still boot Puppy via CD or USB and continue working. Old PCs that no longer work with new systems will still work good-as-new with Puppy.
Now IMHO, you have proved that your monitor,power supply, and CPU are working. So now the HD is left. There are many ways to test your HD. One that comes to my mind is seatools dos.http://www.seagate.com/support/downloads/item/seatools-dos-master/
One way to test your memory is memtest86.http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm
memtest and seatools dos are both live CD's and should boot even if you don't have a working OS.
Another live CD is the system repair CD and the system recovery discs that you should have created on day one.
I realize that HP has some great tools and I'm hoping that a guru will reply to this thread and add their comments. This is the way I learn. Computers can be a pain in the neck, but us humans can hold our own if we are willing to learn and pass forward to others.
Dokie!!
PS I take criticisms pretty well! This thread can be deleted if it is out of line or does not meet the standards of the forum. Some times I get a little windy and carried away.

Hi Leo! If you can stop these down load managers, you will be my hero.
Dokie!!
PS I have tried my best to warn members here on the forum, but I haven't got a lot of support so far.
I have my figers crossed that the new team will get-er-done

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