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Thanks for this feedback regarding need to indicate that the problem was resolved. Job now done.

Dearest brethren, i.e. you folks who saw my post and endeavored to come to my aid: You choose the reason for my "problem solved:" dumb luck, or by hook or by crook So, here's what happened. Awaiting definite directions for a fix, I decided to do an F10 on start up to do a system check in BIOS...

Thanks for weighing in. So, the HP dates to 2011. Also, there is nothing that needs to be saved or backed up.

First, a sincere thank you for the generosity of your time and empathy. The following questions and responses to your input will certainly reveal the level of my ignorance. Your forbearance is appreciated. guiverc: "Boot live media and perform file-system checks on your system." Not sure how to...

On a Linux Mint 19.1 PC (formerly, a HP Windows 7 PC, Intel Core i7), I was converting over to Linux Mint 21.3 OS with a downloaded ISO image. This image on a bootable DVD had been used to successfully install the same OS on two old similar HP Windows 7 PCs. The process started without a hitch...