Can i restore my hp laptop to its factory settings even if i have deleted the recovery partition?

i deleted my recovery partition from mt computer. but i want it back now. please help. i do have the recovery disks.
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Yes, it will work fine.  Performing 'Factory Reset' using your Recovery Discs will format the entire drive before reinstalling Windows 7, software and drivers that originally came with the notebook and will re-create the Windows 7 Recovery Partition.
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