Deleted recovery files

Hi there! I have somehow completely formatted hard drive of Pavilion g4 1303au notebook including system revery files. I have 'System Recovery DVD of Windows 7 and ubuntu' along with 'Application and Driver Recovery DVD'.<br>Is there still any way to recover my Windows using these DVDs? If yes, would you please elaborate it to me. It will be a great help to me. Thanx there.
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Reset BIOS to default and try recovery again...
If problem continues the try running hard drive diagnostics by tapping F2 as soon as you turn the notebook ON and then select the Hard Drive Test and check..
Note:
If you have HP Support Assistant installed on the computer(The Blue Question Mark) then open it ==> Complete all pending Updates & Tuneups==> Restart and Check. It may solve your problem
Although I am an HP employee, I am speaking for myself and not for HP.
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