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I am trying to fix an old HP Pavilion dv9000. I think the system got corrupted, after different people tried to fix it.

When I start it up the HP logo shows up then this:

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then:

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then:

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then:

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and then it shuts down.

Eventually I get this:

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and then it shuts down. I'm sorry that these are in French, but I think these screens look pretty much the same in every Windows version.

I'm trying to either reinstall a functioning system on it (Windows or other - but I don't have Windows install CDs), diagnose it, or just back it up onto a SD card. Ideally all three.

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  • you can order restore media for any HP model from HP support. that is usually the best bet. Last time I did it, it cost 20USD to cover disk and shipping.
    – Frank Thomas
    Commented Dec 24, 2015 at 2:44
  • Thank you! Do you think I could install an open source system on it?
    – MicroMachine
    Commented Dec 24, 2015 at 2:54
  • I've used debian-based linuxes on dv9000 laptops since 2007, with varying degrees functionality. if your system is already trashed and you've backed up any user files you wish to keep, it can't hurt to try one.
    – Frank Thomas
    Commented Dec 24, 2015 at 3:19
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    this guy techfleece.com/2011/05/06/download-windows-7-repair-disk thinks it might still be possible to download a win7 iso legally, in which case you can use the repair feature. You shouldn't really have an OS installed on a computer when you don't have the ISO/DVD/CD for it because you will struggle when you have to repair it.
    – barlop
    Commented Dec 24, 2015 at 12:13
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    Dv9000 had serious video chip/motherboard issues, these models were so poorly constructed there was a class action lawsuit against Nvidia, I would toss it....tomsguide.com/forum/68770-35-class-action-lawsuit-dv9000
    – Moab
    Commented Dec 24, 2015 at 18:38

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I do not understand whether I am even looking at Italian or French, so pardon if the info I am asking for is obvious from the screens. You are running the "System Restore" procedure that you can get into on HP computers by breaking into the boot(pressing F11 repeatedly)before Windows start up???

Here is a link to show what I am talking about: (HP will be pretty much the same for Vista and windows 7) http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00809678

If this does not work you are mostly out of luck, unless you can verify that the recovery partition is still there and intact.

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  • "Starting a recovery from the hard drive and the computer is off" ... maybe i should have mentioned that
    – santos
    Commented Dec 24, 2015 at 4:44

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