How can i reformat my laptop when it has no memory of being a hp pavilion?

Hi,
I have a hp pavilion dv6 and it caught a virus. My recovery disk didn't work and I asked my sister for help.
She installed windows 7 onto it and now it has no memory of being a hp pavilion laptop. I can't acces the webcam or the hp recovery tool. Everything related to hp is gone. Is there any way I could reformat my laptop so it could go back to the way I bought it??
Please help, and thank you

Hi cocoblack,
Have a look there to order a set of recovery disc for your computer from HP:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00810334&cc=us&dlc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN&lc=...
Otherwise, if you just miss a few drivers for your laptop, you can get them here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareCategory?cc=us&dlc=en&jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN&lc=en&product...
Depending on what you really need, it can be more than enough to install a few packages with the appropriate drivers for your machine.
Cheers,
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