Pavillion dv3 HP restore not working

I have a pavillion dv3-4050ea and have been having problems. Previous postings on here have identified a failed HDD, which I have now replaced.
If i press f2 at start-up and run the tests, the HDD is now fine.
I have purchased the recovery disks from HP. The disks seem to 'format the windows partition' and 'copy files to HDD' ok, but the third stage of 'restoring files to HDD' hangs at 12% complete.
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance for your time.

Hi,
Here's an alternative option you could try.
Before trying the following, make sure you can still read the 25 Character Product Activation key on your Windows COA label ( 5 blocks of 5 alpha/numeric sets ).
An example of a COA Label can be seen Here.
You can create an installation disc yourself using another PC - just download the correct Disc Image ( this must be the same version that originally came with your notebook ) from the link below and use an application such as ImgBurn to burn the ISO correctly to a blank DVD - a guide on using ImgBurn to write an ISO to a disc is Here. These Images are clean and from a well-respected source, however there are only limited versions available.
Windows-7 sp1-iso-official-32-bit-and-64-bit
Use the disc to perform the installation, enter the Windows activation key found on the COA Label when requested and when the installation has completed, use the 'Phone Method' detailed in the link below to activate the OS - this method supported by Microsoft and is popular with people who just want a clean installation of Windows 7 without the additional software load normally bundled with OEM installations.
http://www.kodyaz.com/articles/how-to-activate-windows-7-by-phone.aspx
Any additional drivers and software you may need can be found Here.
Regards,
DP-K
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