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HP Pavilion p7: Unsupprt computer with Windows 11 on it but I need to update to 22h2

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:34:17 -0700

How do bypass windows security to get my unspported windows 11 computer to get the latest update 22H2?It looks like more info is needed to help me out , I have done a good many hacks that are out there but they are all about 2 to 3 months old. So all I am asking is there more resent hacks that are less less a month old so I might try. because when I tried to do the other hacks they looked like they were going to work and downloading and all.It looks like it would make it to thre login screen and would black until press the power button. It would come with a message " undoing changes" then it go back working normal but not updated to 22h2.

⟐ Answer edited March 29, 2023 at 13:34 MST

HP Pavilion p7: Where can I purchase factory recovery media/download images? p7-1227c

Wed, 20 May 2020 00:23:04 -0700

I need the following set for this machine: Windows 7 64 Bit Recovery Kit C4G69AV

When I got this computer, the owner wanted the hard drive and already burned recovery DVDs, with one of the 3 I got with it having a possible burn error - nor can I make another set I trust. As such, I am trying to locate factory recovery DVDs for the machine since the way HP protects against making a 2nd set is well hidden. You can’t find them on eBay either - I checked. I want to bring it back to Windows 7 because I have a 8.1 desktop already and I have some programs that may prefer/require it.

So far I have ordered some from PC Connect Store and my order was cancelled - likely because I ordered something they haven’t stocked in years or have none on hand for now. Next place…

I found a way to order the DVDs from HP with a link from another PC (same set) but I need to change the model out and I can order 1227c media. $45+shipping, so the price is on the high end.

I have found a site with the media but it’s $34 with shipping added on. That’s still a bit too much as a first choice, but it’s a matched model set.

Is there any place I can download media for this machine that’s known to work? The build ID is 12NA1MRW601.

⟐ Answer accepted May 20, 2020 at 0:23 MST

HP Pavilion p7: How can I trick the recovery media into taking a smaller hard drive?

Thu, 30 Apr 2020 09:34:39 -0700

I picked this machine up under one condition: Remove the hard drive; take the rest of it with an AMD A10-5700/12GB RAM. I intended to use this for parts, but it has a lot more potential then I originally anticipated being present, even if it’s a Win7 licensed system.

However, the problem is when I tried to do the recovery with the factory image DVDs I got with the system, it expects a same or larger hard drive - in this case I got a p7-1227c H2L95AAR, so it was a factory 2TB machine. I know it usually isn’t much more to get a 2TB and it will be fine, but after the coronavirus passes I may be able to get a 500GB-1TB drive at a pretty steep discount - possibly cheap enough it may be viable to try and make it work. I tried with an 80GB drive (7200.10) and it didn’t take - but that drive is also 1,920MB smaller so it was more of a $0 attempt if anything.

Is it possible to use a 1TB drive and get the CyberLink recovery tool to take it, or do I need to buy a 2TB drive due to the media being being impossible to trick?

⟐ Answer accepted April 30, 2020 at 9:34 MST