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Well, took time but got my original Windows 7 running again.
I downloaded a Windows 10 installation iso and thankfully didn't have to find out whether it would have installed.
Using the repair option, the gui method for repairing the Windows 7 boot failed, so it was then down to what could be done ...

MS referred me to HP when I entered the product key, but HP site doesn't offer a download, well there is an exe with supposed recovery iso for usb, no good to me at the moment. Another option is a Windows 10 download and try the key, but they also say use HP for this factory installed model, due to ...

Thank you for your advice, but will any Windows 7 install DVD do or does it /have/ to be the one used on the laptop originally?
It is beginning to sound like I have lost my working Windows system for good.

The steps that got me to where I cant boot Windows 7.
Using Ubuntu 18 installation DVD, I resized the 500Gb Windows partition to 200GB, but the installer would not proceed after this and I hit the install button that overwrites the whole drive thinking there would be another warning if that was the ...