How to fix OS without buying a new one

The original hard drive that came with the computer worked well until it got a virus that basically shut down the whole computer. HP Support helped me to wipe everything off of the hard drive except for the operating system but now I cannot even log in. An error message pops up and the computer shuts down. I bought a new hard drive and was planning to re-install Windows 7 Home Premium on it using the product key from the computer but I do not have a copy of Windows 7. A disk did not come with the computer when I bought it and HP is trying to charge me $30 for a recovery DVD that some computer companies send with computer for free.

Hi:
HP does not supply recovery media with their PC's.
Consumers are supposed to make their own set of recovery disks by using the recovery manager program when they first get the PC.
You will either have to pay the $30 bucks, or borrow a full retail W7 home premium installation disk from someone that may have one, and then you can use the product key from the sticker on your PC.
I think a W7 home premium upgrade disk will work too.
Microsoft used to have the download links available for W7 but for some reason, they shut down the links in mid-February.

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