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pedro.merlo

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I have a HP laptop that doesn't load windows, as it just overheat and turns off as windows is starting. But, when this happens, it loads the System Recovery from HP and there is a way I can access the disk files.
So this is the situation: I assume the problem is in the HD I'm using, so I've took another HD and intend to install in the laptop. But I don't want to buy another windows license. If I move the windows files from the HD to another, the Windows will work? If so, how do I manage the partitions?
 
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Overheating - AT ANY POINT DURING THE OPERATION OF A PC - is a serious matter. It must be corrected. There are NO OTHER OPTIONS. Take the laptop to a reliable repair service for their evaluation of what's causing the overheating and how to correct it. In our experience with laptops/notebooks the most common overheating problem has been a defective power supply. But it could be something else as well.
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If you are only worried about the Windows license [as opposed to will all the drivers work] i don't think that would be a problem. If Windows does not stay activated, or activte on it's own, you would only have to phone Microsoft and explain that your previous hard-drive failed and your replacing it. Microsoft is generally very lax about individuals transferring Windows from one HDD to another, that's considered upgrading your hardware, which they will allow. They just want to make sure the Windows license is on just one machine and not two, or three or a hundred.
 
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ArtPog

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You state that the laptop "just overheat" and that is what is causing the problem you're experiencing. Do you REALLY mean that the laptop's system is overheating? If that IS the problem, it MUST be corrected. How did you determine the laptop is overheating?
 
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pedro.merlo

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When the windows is starting to load, the laptop temperature raises really fast and it shuts down. When it is in the recovery screen or when I tried to do a factory reset ( which didn't worked), the temperature was quite normal. I think that when the system tries to recover (factory reset or load a restoration point as it was things that I tried to do), and it tries to load the windows to finish it, the laptop overheats and shuts down, making the recovery fail.
 
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Overheating - AT ANY POINT DURING THE OPERATION OF A PC - is a serious matter. It must be corrected. There are NO OTHER OPTIONS. Take the laptop to a reliable repair service for their evaluation of what's causing the overheating and how to correct it. In our experience with laptops/notebooks the most common overheating problem has been a defective power supply. But it could be something else as well.
 
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