Drive hard new Compaq 100 getting b Small Form Factor PC Windows 7 Pro error too small

I have a Compaq 100 b compact PC running Windows 7 Pro and I am trying to replace the traditional hard drive with a Solid State hard drive due to an imminent disk failure error I get. After installing the new drive, I put the system restore disc in the drive and when it gave me the option to restore the drive to factory settings, I clicked 'Yes' I then get an error that says "the hard is smaller that the original disk in the computer, cannot continue.", or something very similar. Anyway, it gives me no options, only to leave the restaurant. What can I do about it?

Hello:

Recovery discs do not work on a smaller hard drive.

This works...

If you can read the Microsoft windows 7 25-character product key, you can download simple Windows 7 ISO files to burn on a DVD for the version of windows that is installed on your PC, and which is listed on the Microsoft COA sticker on your PC case.

Burn the ISO with the option to burn the ISO on your DVD burning program and burn it at the slowest possible speed that will allow your program. This will create a bootable DVD.

Or use the installation of Windows 7 USB/DVD tool to compile the ISO file that you download from Digital River. Link and instructions below. You need a 4 GB flash drive to use the USB compilation method.

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/HTML/pbPage.Help_Win7_usbdvd_dwnTool

Use 25 characters on the PC product key to activate the installation.

The key will activate a 32 or 64 bit installation.

Then go to the support of the PC and driver page to install the drivers you need.

Link to downloads ISO of W7 is below.

http://www.mydigitallife.info/official-Windows-7-SP1-ISO-from-Digital-River/

Paul

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    5. Select command prompt and try the following commands (one command might work, or you may need to use several commands according to the exact problem):
     
    Bootrec /fixMBR
    Bootrec /fixBoot
    Bootrec /rebuildBCD

    Note: there is a space before the /.

    Space - increase free hard drive space

    Before taking the free picture of space hard drive if you want.
    The following procedure cleans the files associated with your user account. You can also use Disk Cleanup to clean all the files on your computer.

    1. click the button start, in the search box, type disk cleanup, then click Disk Cleanup.
    2. in the drives list, click the drive you want to clean, and then click OK.
    3. on the Disk Cleanup tab, select the types of files to delete.
    Note: To delete all Points except the most recent system restore - click on "Clean up System Files" and you will get another tab called more than Options. Now click More Options, and then click 'Clean up' under ' System Restore and shadow copies "and then confirm the deletion.
    4. click OK at the bottom of the window cleaning disc and in the message that appears, click on delete files.

    Reduce the amount of space allocated to system restore.

    1. start--> panel--> system and safety--> system
    2. then click on the "System Protection" link located at the top left.
    3. in "system properties? window, click the tab "System Protection".
    4 locate the 'Settings of Protection' box and select / click on the drive letter (usually c :))
    5. now, click the "Configure" button to change the settings to restore "disk space".
    6. move the slider to the left to reduce the amount of disk space, that System Protection can use.
    7. click "Apply" and then the "OK" button after setting the disk space.

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