Need Help with Reinstalling Windows

[chff]

Which model of HP do you have?
You can probably restore your laptop to the way you got it - usually some key combination when starting the computer.

Did it already a few times, but not since I changed to Win 8.

[DH Data Recovery]

How about using the hp recovery options? doesn't work either?

[DanH]

Right, that's what I was referring to.
chff, what do you mean by "did it a few times"?  isn't that what you're trying to do?
or are you just trying to rewind to before the upgrade, but keeping all your stuff..

[chff]

How about using the hp recovery options? doesn't work either?

Right, that's what I was referring to.
chff, what do you mean by "did it a few times"?  isn't that what you're trying to do?
or are you just trying to rewind to before the upgrade, but keeping all your stuff..

Did it a while back, didn't do it lately, i'm just preparing for it, will prop reset after Shavus

[popcorn1508]

Obviously you have to reinstall the drivers. Even if you use a Dell cd to install Windows you would still require the system drivers.

when i tried downloading google chrome i got this message "the procedure entry point getprocessid could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dl.
when i tried downloading avast i got this message "this application has failed to start because WINHTTP.dl was not found re-instaling the application may fix this problem

[DanH]

when i tried downloading google chrome i got this message "the procedure entry point getprocessid could not be located in the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dl.
when i tried downloading avast i got this message "this application has failed to start because WINHTTP.dl was not found re-instaling the application may fix this problem

For winhttp:
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_xp-performance/winhttpdll-does-not-work-how-can-i-download-it-it/4f3f96fc-579c-4021-b90c-ecc1aab92f4f?msgId=15c7df82-671d-4fa0-9640-2b87233089ee

Anyway, did you use the Dell CD?
Try updating to latest SP - http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=24

[popcorn1508]

Thanks updated the sp and it let me download it though there is a list if files that avast was unable to scan in the full scan

[DanH]

Thanks updated the sp and it let me download it though there is a list if files that avast was unable to scan in the full scan

That's probably OK.  Which files were they?

[popcorn1508]

Looks like from avast

[jose34]

I know this thread had not been posted on for a while....
Need to reinstall Windows on wiped hard drive.
I created a Windows 10 Installation bootable disk but then I need to  create a different bootable media first. So I copied the Windows 10 media over to anther external drive. When I tried to make the disc bootable again from the files it would not boot.
How can I make my original re-Installation disc bootable so I can reinstall Windows 10 with similar settings that I had? 

[Live N Learn]

I know this thread had not been posted on for a while....
Need to reinstall Windows on wiped hard drive.
I created a Windows 10 Installation bootable disk but then I need to  create a different bootable media first. So I copied the Windows 10 media over to anther external drive. When I tried to make the disc bootable again from the files it would not boot.
How can I make my original re-Installation disc bootable so I can reinstall Windows 10 with similar settings that I had?

Use Rufus to reinstall the iso.