G550 Model 2958 OS replacement disc?

I have a G550 model 2958 laptop that the hard drive went bad in. I had made a recovery disc, but found out too late that the recovery disc was corrupt and would not work. I am wondering if there is a way to obtain a recovery CD or DVD so that I can get the laptop running again? It was running Win 7 Home Premium and I have the product key on the bottom of the laptop. Thank you ahead of time for any help.
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Hello and welcome,
The easiest way to go is to call support and order recovery media. There's usually a charge for this, although you might (politely) argue that you did your due dilligence - made your own media - but that it failed.
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Another way to go is to download a Win 7 HP ISO and burn to DVD. Install and activate using your existing key. You'll probably have to use the automated phone activation system. You'll also have to install the Lenovo drivers and software by hand.
Google "legal windows 7 download notebook review".
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