How to restore Lion on Macbook Pro??

Question

I'm trying to restore OSX on my Macbook Pro, the HD has been wiped, I used cmd-r on boot to get to the disk utilities and perform the restore, but when I log in with my apple ID it says "This Apple ID has not purchased OSX Mavericks".....  I don't want to install Mavericks, I want to install Lion, what I had before, but it doesn't give me an option for Lion.  ***?

Answer 1

Lion is no longer available for computers that qualify to run Mavericks. It may be possible to install Lion if it was pre-installed on the computer when it was new. Otherwise, you would need to reinstall a functional Lion system from a backup or have the original Lion installer application. Or you can purchase a Lion download coupon:
You can purchase Lion at the Online Apple Store. The cost is $19.99 (as it was before) plus tax.  It's a download. You will get an email containing a redemption code that you then use at the Mac App Store to download Lion. Save a copy of that installer to your Downloads folder because the installer deletes itself at the end of the installation.
If Lion was pre-installed new then you can try this:
Install Mavericks, Lion/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 newly installed 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.
This should restore the version of OS X originally pre-installed on the computer.