Pavillion G series & Compaq CQ61

Hi, really hope someone can help me this!
I have a HP Pavillion G series laptop - I have just broken the screen (badly!).
My dad has a HP Compaq Presario CQ61 which he no longer uses due to it getting a virus which was unfixable.
Is it possible to transfer the hard drive from the Pavillion to the Presario?
If it's not possible to physically transfer the drive is there any easy way to copy the data from the Pavillion to the Presario (Obviously the Presario would have to be wiped first as it still contains the virus).
Also, if the data can be transfered would everything (including operating system etc.) be moved to the CQ61?
I'm not overly technical (which is prob obvious!)
Any help would really be appreciated

Hi philm2014,
It would be easier to provide more specific answers to your questions if we knew which specific model PC's you were talking about. If you don't know the specfic model PC's that you have, check out Finding Your HP Product Model Number to see how to find out what the models actually are.
"Is it possible to transfer the hard drive from the Pavillion to the Presario?"
Well, like many questions in life, the answer is maybe. It is likely that you would be able to physically install the Hard Drive (HD) from the Pavilion into the Presario (though I can't say for sure since I don't know which specific models you are using). However, the Operating System (OS) installed on the Pavilion HD is licensed and tied to the Pavilion PC, and will probably start to complain about being installed in the Presario relatively soon, assuming it even boots up (there will almost certainly be driver incompatibilities and other issues).
What I would probably recommend is to first do a full recovery of the Presario, that should take care of the virus and get the computer ready to use, just like it was when it came from the factory. See Using System Recovery, Factory Reset and Minimized Image Recovery Options for instructions on performing a recovery. To get access to the data on the Pavilion HD, I would remove it and install it in an external USB HD enclosure (you should be able to pick one up for $20-$30), then you can plug that drive into a USB port on the Presario to get access to any data on the Pavilion HD.
Good Luck!
R
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