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400GB Seagate HD failure and how to retain free Win 10
After nearly a year of squeeling the HD finally gave up in most respects. No surprise. It boots, but won't recognize a mouse correctly or most keyboard actions, so I can't type or make selections of icons, etc. so am stuck as far as fixing as concerned. Using the HP startup page I have been able to get to the Windows 10 restore function three times, and all fail eventually. HP also returns a report of HD problems, but solutions will not complete. It is 8 years old so I need to replace the HD or the desktop, which I am willing to do. My concern is my installed Win 10 and how can I be certain to be able to do the upcoming Win 10 upgrade due Aug. 2. How to I get my current Win 10 installed on my new drive and retain my ability to get the free upgrade? I have the Win 10 Pro ISO that I burned when upgrading from Win 7. I do have a fairly recent Image of the drive on my Transcend external drive. Suggestions appreciated.