Is it an HP Dv7 laptop with an AMD chip?
If so, Vista bricks it due to a certain windows Vista update.
My fix: Replace the OS with Se7en.
It hasn’t bricked since, boots and runs fine.
Yes it is.
But I don’t want to pay for 7 or a downgrade to XP.
Vista sucks.
I want out. without the cost or loss of data.
I have already lost my Itunes library and will be damned to lose it again.
BTW, I will never buy an HP product ever again.
Just to let you know.
I’ve got this HP Dv7 laptop running for the first time in nearly a year. I want to use it because it has better graphics and sound than my Dell XP desk top.
What a mess though.
I uninstalled a dozen or more programs. I updated a few others. The Windows update, 79 in all, took 4 hours to complete.
I’m well aware of overheating issues and have the thing set up for maximum air.
Still crashing when I run video/youtube type stuff. Never maxing out the processor. But at least it will restart now.
I’m convinced that the problem is with the battery.
It won’t run on battery alone and you can’t run it on AC without the battery. I think the Battery is overheating and or is losing a proper connection.