Q : How to restore from USB if restore partition is removed?

Hi, have made a backup of my Windows 7 cumputer envy 14 spectre to a usb drive with hp recovery manager. After i deleted the restore partition on the drive, and installed Windows 8. Now having sleep/power issues on Windows 8, have to go back to Windoes 7 to test before sending it in for repairs.
Bus even though i have made a USB backup, I cannot boot from the USB drive, and the ect/f11 option on boot, does nothing, windows still just boots. 
Now how can i restore from a USB without having access to the F11 restore option on the drive, how to install the System Recovery again?
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Hi,
A backup is not a clone. You would need to have cloned the partition to a bootable USB for it to work.
The HP Backup & Recovery Manager does not copy the recovery partition even if you back up the entire hard drive.
Here is a user reference manual for the  HP recovery manager.
Unless you made recovery media in DVD or USB form the only source for it that is available for you is to purchase a set of recovery disks.
I wish I had better news to give you on this.
Best regards.
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