Clean reinstall of Windows 8 on Envy dv6-7210us

Hi,
I just purchased a new HP Envy dv6-7210us laptop and I want to delete all of the current partition and reinstall a clean version of Windows 8 without all of the bloatware. I have no need for the recovery partition since I use imaging software to back up my systems. I've tried using the minimal recovery option from the HP recovery program, but it still installs all of the bloatware. I even ordered the recovery DVD's (3 of them) which also reinstall all of the bloat.
I understand that the Windows 8 key is stored in the bios, but how do I get to it or will it automatically be inserted in a clean install. Or if possible, can I extract the Windows 8 installation files from the HP recovery DVD's?
Thanks

A minimal install should have been just that, a minimal install. It's strange that it was identical to a standard recovery.
I have performed a minimal recovery on my Windows 7 notebook and it appeared to be the same install from a retail copy of Windows 7 requiring me to fetch some new drivers as well. Perhaps this has changed for Windows 8.
You can try some of the retrieval methods linked to in this post. I have used Magical Jelly Bean to retrieve the product key in Windows 7. I tested the program in Windows 8 and was able to pull the product key on a test system. It appeared to be the correct key for that particular notebook.
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