How to burn Apple Hardware Test with 10.7 bought on the App store

Hi Community,
My friend has a MacPro with 10.7 on it. He upgraded his OS by buying it on the App store.
Now he has a weird screen at start up
We would like to run Apple Hardware Test on the install DVD but as mentioned he bought it from the App store.
The only file we get is an installer (4.2 GB) but it is not a start up disk.
Has anyone an idea of what could be done ?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Denis

Apple Hardware Test can be invoked on Lion installations by holding D while starting from the internal HD. If that does not work try Option D as that will attempt to load an Internet version of AHT.
I do not know of a way to burn AHT alone to DVD, but the disc that originally shipped with his Mac Pro will have AHT on it. Booting from that disc while holding the D key will load the disc's version.

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