Old HP laptop with HDD failure question

[learninmypc]

Can't find the thread I was looking for, but this one https://www.techspot.com/community/topics/battery-life-of-an-hp-laptop.275769/#post-2081222 is good enough, I hope. Harddrive failure, is it possible to put a different OS on a flashdrive , change boot order & use it that way. I think this laptop started out as a W8.1, ended a W10

 

[learninmypc]

Well, no replies tell me it can't happen, thanks.

 

[Gabriel Pike]

If it already had 10 on it then you should be able to install windows and away you go.

 

[learninmypc]

If it already had 10 on it then you should be able to install windows and away you go.

It said Harddrive Failure on a test I did. If the harddrive failed, how can I put windows on it?

 

[Gabriel Pike]

It said Harddrive Failure on a test I did. If the harddrive failed, how can I put windows on it?

Replace the drive and install windows. A laptop teardown may seem intimidating but it is already broken so you have nothing to lose.

 

[learninmypc]

Replace the drive and install windows. A laptop teardown may seem intimidating but it is already broken so you have nothing to lose.

Thanks but I lack the $$