Factory Setup wanted ProBook 4525s

Hello, I am unhappy with the disorganized mess of my pc and would like to return to my factory setup and programs. I've tried the recovery option but it tells me there's no image to recover. Restore points do not help either. I purchased this pc notebook last Jan and it did not arrive with any cd's for re-install......bought straight from HP by me. I have no idea how to accomplish this without a cd nor how to get needed items.
Thanks in advance for anyone's help.
Product ID is : XT978U
ProBook 4525s
Notebook
Windows 7

Hi,
You can order a new set from the following link (scroll down for other countries):
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/D​ocument.jsp?objectID=c00810334
Regards
BH
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