Reinstalling Windows 8.1 on new Hard drive

Hi. I have a compaq presario cq58 & the hard drive failed before I was able to make a recovery usb. I bought a new hard drive & installed it myself & now I need to reinstall my operating system. I made a recovery usb from my husbands compaq laptop but it cannot complete installation as the product id does not match,The old hard drive had failed completely & I couldn't recover system from it either. So now I have a new hard drive with no operating system on it. I don't feel that I should have to purchase installation discs & wondered was there any other way to install operating system. My laptop is just out of years warranty & to be honest I would have expected hard drive to last longer than that. Any help would be appreciated
Tina999

Please use the HP Recovery Media you previously created to return the computer to a factory like state. If you didn't create your HP Recovery Media when you first setup your computer, please contact official HP support, via the HP Worldwide Support Portal, to see if HP Recovery Media is available for your computer.
If the computer came with Windows 8 / 8.1, contact HP to order HP Recovery Media.
If the computer shipped with Windows 7 and you can still read the 25-digit Windows product key on the Microsoft COA affixed to your computer, you can install Windows 7 Home Premium using this key. Please see "How to Install Windows 7 Without the Disc" for instructions on how to download Windows 7, create the installation media, and install Windows 7 using the 25-digit product key from the Microsoft COA on your computer. This method will not install any HP customizations or value-added software and you will have to manually install all needed drivers from the Compaq Presario CQ57-339WM Notebook PC Drivers page.
Links to Windows 7 SP1 can be found HERE and HERE. (Download the Windows 7 ISO)
Direct link to Windows 7 USB/DVD Download tool. (Use to create the media from the ISO)
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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