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    Need Help!!! Hp Zv6000

    Discussion in 'HP' started by DumbDumb, Aug 26, 2007.

  1. DumbDumb

    DumbDumb Alienware !Wish money wasn't the problem.

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    ok i moved and during the move some boxes got lost that i didnt now about until today. well my problem is this i formated the hard drive on my hp zv6000 beacuse it wasnt working( ITOOK IT IN TO A SHOP AND THE DID IT FOR ME) and i thought i had the cds here but i dont!!! there in a box some place...where i dont know..so i went back to the shop to see how much they would charge for reinstalling the original software and they said 145 bucks!!!! when they only charged me 10 to do the format. I asked to by them and they said 135 for them.. so i asked if they would just burn me a copy and they said for a 100 bucks!!! So im looking for the system software that came with my ZV6000.
    il take an iso or what ever but if you could help me that would be great.
    I need to use this for school and cant.
     
    DumbDumb, Aug 26, 2007
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  2. lappyhappy

    lappyhappy Notebook Deity

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    I have an HP zv6000 but I really don't have any idea where my restore disks are. I would suggest calling HP and seeing if you could get it from them.
     
    lappyhappy, Aug 26, 2007
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    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Any HP or Compaq WinXP Home CD (or Pro if that's what you originally had) should work. Newer is better. The licensing info on the CD is keyed to the HP/Compaq BIOS. Once that's installed, grab whichever drivers you need from the zv6000 download page on hp.com.

    The trick is finding a plain install CD instead of the bloatware-infested restore CDs that are tied to a given model line.
     
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    MGS2392 NAND Cat!

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    MGS2392, Aug 26, 2007
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  5. DumbDumb

    DumbDumb Alienware !Wish money wasn't the problem.

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    So how hard is it to find them..install cd..ive seen a ton of people on here with the same computer as mine. may be some one could make me a couple of isos.
    I checked out the hp link and there cheap it just that i got a baby on the way and with school and stuff im a litle broke at the moment..no extras. (should of kept it in my pants)..lol any ways i apreacate all the help im getting here and id like to contribute to this forum. just let me know what i can do..
     
    DumbDumb, Aug 26, 2007
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