Restoring a Pavilion g7-1150us to factory settings

Hey Guys
I have a Pavilion g7-1150us laptop (Windows 7 was already pre-installed on it when I first purchased it). I wish to restore my laptop to factory settings. I have a couple of questions:
1. Do I need to make a recovery disk? I have already backed my personal files on my external hard-drive
2. Do I need a Windows 7 CD when I restore my laptop to factory settings?
Thanks

PierreSSGA wrote:
Hey Guys
I have a Pavilion g7-1150us laptop (Windows 7 was already pre-installed on it when I first purchased it). I wish to restore my laptop to factory settings. I have a couple of questions:
1. Do I need to make a recovery disk? I have already backed my personal files on my external hard-drive
2. Do I need a Windows 7 CD when I restore my laptop to factory settings?
Thanks
Hi,
1: No, the system has a recovery partition and recovery disks are not necessary. However, I would recommend to create them in case of a complete failure of the hard drive as a backup for a new hard drive and getting the system back to its factory settings.
2: No, the system on the laptop is OEM and a Windows CD is not needed. However, it might be useful when the MBR is damaged and other system repairs have to be done. 
Some info how to restore the laptop to the factory settings:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en&docname=c02638587
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