How to launch factory image after format of hard drive

I have an HP TouchSmart600 PC that had a nasty rootkit. I've backed up the Factory Image partition, and then deleted all partitions and formatted the entire drive. I will restore the Factory Image partition from backup. NOW.... how do I access it and use it to restore the PC to it's factory state?

You don't really perform a HP Recovery in that manner. It is very unlikely to work as the system links pointing to the recovery partition will be missing. You should have created a set of HP Recovery Discs when you first setup your computer. Please locate the complete model and/or product of your computer and enter it HERE.
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