Macbook Pro with pre-installed Lion

Just bought my MBP(late 2011 model) from a friend of mine and it is now registered under my apple id. I am trying to reset it to factory default but it prompts a message 'This apple ID has not purchased lion' when installing lion. Any idea how to resolve this?

Exactly how are you trying to "reset it to factory default"?
Since Lion no longer has physical media (other than purchasing the $80 buck Lion-on-a-stick USB option), to reinstall Lion you need to boot in Recovery Mode and choose the Reinstall Lion option. Since the Late 2011 model comes with Lion from factory, its serial no. should be registered as Lion-authorized and let you download the installer and do the deed without requiring to even sign into the App Store ( I know this for a fact, having done it already). If possible, try to get an external drive of adequate size (at least 20GB) to practice on first.
Lion Recovery Mode: http://www.apple.com/osx/recovery/

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