Hard Disk Not Exist help please

Hi, not sure if this should be in Recovery or Hardware or Operating Systems as it involves all three!
I have an HP G61-110SA running Win 7 64 bit; product no. VR523EA. Also have serial no if needed. One problem is, as the laptop is 6 years old, it's hard to remember what came with it.
Whilst using on Thursday it suddenly froze and ctrl/alt/del didn't respond so i held down the power key to turn off. When I rebooted, I got "PXE-E61 Media Test failure; check cable. PXE-M0F: Exiting PXE ROM. No bootable device -- insert boot disc and press any key".
I don't have a boot disc as the OS came preinstalled. So here's what I've tried so far by reading other similar problems in here.
- Ive taken out the HDD and reseated it. Reboot then said Hard Disk Not Exist. Tried reseating again. Same message.
- Created a bootable Ubuntu CD and ran that - no response.
- Created a Ubuntu bootable USB and that has worked except Ubuntu isn't showing the HDD so I can't retrieve anything.
I can however connect my wireless network and at least use Ubuntu in the meantime.
I've ordered a new (same) replacement HDD (a Hitachi 320GB 2.5"). So next problem is how to reinstall Windows 7 without a recovery CD? Did the old HDD contain the recovery partition drive or would that be located elsewhere thefore still be accessible when the new HDD is installed?
If not, I'm assuming I can still purchase recovery discs from HP? I know I should be able to create my own recovery discs however, the MS sticker on the bottom of my laptop beside the laptop details, has become too faded to read the important bits! All I can see is "Proof of License, Certificate of Authenticity, Microsoft Corporation 2005" and "Label not to be sold seperately". Any letters/numbers are long gone. So would I be able to find these any other way? My friend (an IT Manager) said something about DBAN being able to read all that from the HDD but not if it's fried?!
Next problem - I was also using Office 2007 (think it was Home Premium). Either this came preinstalled (unlikely?) OR it came with a 30 day trial which I could purchase the full version & download the full version from online using a link within the trial? I think this is what I did because I have no other way of obtaining Office for Windows 7 and yet whatever version I had, had about 3 user licenses because I also installed it on my son's netbook. I do have Office XP discs for my previous desktop PC (but couldn't have used those surely on Win7)?
And just to add a gripe .... although I certainly got my money's worth out of my old laptop, I'll now have to buy a new one - which I consider a treat - BUT I'm choking at the expense of replacing all the software I need! Anything I buy new will be Windows 8 which none of my old software was compatable with - same as when I have to previously rebuy it because none of my XP software was compatable with Win7! But on the plus side, I'm assuming if I install my new HDD on my old lappy, I can also install Ubuntu to the new HDD so at least my 11yr old son can browse and surf on it via Ubuntu.
Can anyone answer/help with any of the above problems? Many thanks in advance.
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You do not need the license key when using HP Recovery Discs.If you didn't create a Recovery Disk set using the software installed on the laptop refer to the article here>> Looking for Recovery Discs?
If you have difficulty, contact HP in your country / region through the HP Worldwide Support Portal to check on the availability of Recovery Discs for your computer.> Worldwide Support Portal
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