Installing OEM Windows 8.1 on a new SSD

How do I install the OEM Windows 8.1 OS that shipped with my new desktop PC on a new SSD? I have created the HP recovery discs but I can not find instructions for using them to install Windows on a new drive. There are numerous posts about doing this on this forum but none with a consensus.It goes from 'it can't be done", "you need third party disc software" to "yes, it's easily done" followed by links to existing HP tutorials that don't actually address the procedure. The one that comes the closest is this one: HP PCs - Recovering your computer from a USB flash drive I scroll down to Desktop computer (Windows 8) and under that Recovery from a USB flash drive (Windows 8).Those instructions seem like they might work but I have Discs not a USB drive and I'm not permitted to make a second one.So my question is will the discs work the same way as the Flash drive? And my next question is, will these instructions work without resulting in a disk size error?The SSD is a Samsung 850 Pro 256GB 2.5-Inch SATA III Internal SSD The PC shipped with a 2 TB Seagate Hard Drive. HP Envy 700-430qe
Windows 8.1 x64
i7-4790CPU@ 3.60Mhz
GPU: Nvidia Geforce GTX 660
PSU: Corsair GS700
RAM: 12.0 GB

Hi: See if this works... 1. You have to change two settings in the BIOS in order to boot from a DVD. See the info at the link below for what settings to change. http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c03659945 2. Put disk 1 in the dvd drive and restart the PC. Tap the esc key to get a menu options list. Select the F9 boot options menu from the list. Select the DVD drive and hit the enter key. Watch the screen for further instructions. Here are some problems that may occur based on specific circumstances... 1. If the SSD you bought is much smaller than the factory hard drive you removed, you may get an error that states in substance that the disks won't work on a smaller hard drive. 2. If you made any hardware changes to the PC such as changing the graphics card, the recovery disks may not work. This should not be applicable if you added memory or the fact that you just added a SSD (other than #1 above). If the recovery disks you made don't work, see if making a plain W8.1 installation disk by following the instructions from the link below allows you to install W8.1. Hopefully this media will work with the W8.1 OEM product key encrypted in your PC's BIOS. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-reset-refresh-media

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