How do I restore my mac to it's Factory settings w/o Disk Utility?

Hello Everybody. I had some trouble with not being able to start my Macbook Pro.
So I decided to just restore it to its default settings. I then erased the disk using the Utility Panel, and then pressed reinstall OS X Lion on the Macintosh HD.
It then dowloaded the needed files and started downloading.
When it was done, it started installing, but is stuck at the very beginning, then it gave me an error message saying it cant complete the installation beacause it can't create the recovery.
Then i started looking for a solution for this, and found that I had to remove my Bootcamp. Now, when I restart the mac and CMD+R, it says fail..
If I start it and hold the Option key down, it only shows my bootcamp and the installer for OS X Lion...
So how do I now restore my Mac to its Factory Settings.
Am quite francly clueless right now.
Hope you can help!!

Well, I don't know if your model supports full Internet Recovery. You can try the following, but if you get an error it means your computer isn't able to use full Internet Recovery in which case you need to buy Snow Leopard or replacement discs for the computer:
Apple Store Customer Service at 1-800-676-2775 or visit online Help for more information.
To contact product and tech support: Apple - Support - Contact Apple Support.
Install Mavericks, Lion, or Mountain Lion Using Internet Recovery
Be sure you backup your files to an external drive or second internal drive because the following procedure will remove everything from the hard drive.
Boot to the Internet Recovery HD:
Restart the computer and after the chime press and hold down the COMMAND-OPTION- R keys until a globe appears on the screen. Wait patiently - 15-20 minutes - until the Recovery main menu appears.
Partition and Format the hard drive:
1. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
2. After DU loads select your external hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.
3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Quit DU and return to the main menu.
Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion. Mavericks: Select Reinstall Lion/Mountain Lion, Mavericks and click on the Install button. Be sure to select the correct drive to use if you have more than one.
Note: You will need an active Internet connection. I suggest using Ethernet if possible because it is three times faster than wireless.
Download and install an updated EFI Firmware ROM for these computers to use the OS X Internet Recovery feature:
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (15-inch, Early 2011)
MacBook Pro (17-inch, Early 2011)
iMac (21.5-inch, Mid 2011)
iMac (27-inch, Mid 2011)
MacBook (13-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)
Mac mini (Mid 2010)
MacBook Pro (15-inch and 17-inch, Mid 2010)
iMac (21.5-inch and 27-inch, Mid 2010)
MacBook Air (11-inch and 13-inch, Late 2010)
If your computer is older than these, then you cannot do an Internet Recovery.

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