How can I use recovery discs to reinstall Windows 7

I have a Thinkpad X210
I am thinking of replacing the HDD with an SSD. I then read the instructions for the SSD install and it says that I would need to reload the Operating System. Although I do have the laptop backed p with Acronis I realised that I did not have dics with the OS and drivers. So I went to the Recovery utiltiy. I have made a boot disc DVD and a data disc on 2 DVDs.
There are no instructions as to what to do next.
If I clone the HDD onto the SSD can I then boot from the boot disc to get to a point of reloading Windows 7. I think that this is necessary for Win7 to change the install settings to make them appropriate for a SDD
Before I click to buy the SSD, any help would be great
TudorLaptop

'afternoon.
The 3 DVD set you made will reimage the machine to its factory-delivered state, fully activated Windows.
hth.
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