Installing OS X on HDD enclosure when MBP wont boot from internal HDD

Macbook Pro (17-inch, Mid 2010)
Original question was this (Macbook Pro 17" Wont start up/ Install OS X)
The guy told me to get an enclosure, Connect it to my MBP and install OS X .... Sounded pretty easy (It wasn't)
When i boot up my MBP it doesn't recognise the enclosure at all? When i hold C to boot from my OS X disk it gives me the same error (http://cnet4.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2010/01/29/e8ec4a91-fdba-11e2-8c7c-d4ae52e62bc c/96a6baa6398cfcfbbf90ea5d99e3ccf3/ProhibitorySign.png)
I've paid alot of money to try get the problem sorted but nothing has worked yet :/
Wondering is it possible to install OS X on the HDD using windows?? As i do not have a 2nd mac system ....
HELP!!!!!!

OK, since you can't boot from your old drive in the enclosure, do you have the set of gray discs that shipped with your computer? You need to use Disc One from that set, boot whilst holding down the C key (or the option key for the Startup Manager and select the DVD to boot from) an install the system that came with those original discs. If you don't have the discs, you can order a model-specific set from Apple for about $20USD + shipping and taxes.
So once you start up with the disc, you'll need to erase the new internal drive (provided that there's NOT a problem with the internal SATA cable) and install the system that was originally installed on your machine. Then you begin the upgrade process.
Make sense?
Clinton
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