Me >>106530765 >>106530718 updating, just in case any of the info is useful to anyone.

Thank for the help, anons
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So, I used diskpart to nuke the HP_RECOVERY partition, did a few other things. For funsies, I used Partition Wizard to disk copy from the working SSD to a 64 GB SDXC card via a USB 3 adapter. Took some time, but resized nicely. Then disk copied back from SDXC card to old, repurposed 128 GB SSD.

Boot checked from the new copy SSD & system barfed at BIOS. Per pic related what it looks like with just the two SSDs on the system, and booted from the original that still has the factory recovery partition. Win decided to attach drive letters to some of the new partitions on the new SSD, so disk manager and removed drive letters. Shut down, pull all drives off and reattach new SSD without recovery partition, boots perfectly.

Played with the system a little bit to see if anything obvious broke, doesn't seem to be, although still too soon to say definitely. However, I really like using diskpart for the dirty work because the remote possibility of dicking the registry or something is largely eliminated since windows itself performed the operation.

Also did a diskcopy with PartWiz from the new SSD to a spare 64 GB USB 3 flash drive. I happen to have about 20 or 30 (including SDXC) around the place not doing anything since I have larger & newer data storage options since 8 or so years ago. Really comfy having two or three backups taped inside the case of each PC that I can revert to when Thing Go Wrong.

I sleep now. Been a couple days. Tanks for being /g/bros and all around good /g/uys. I be doing other weird shit in the coming months. C'ya all around.