Win 8 Pro Recovery

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I can not get to HP for assistance... Warranty expired. I have a HP Pavilion G7 laptop. I had a crash and lost my OS Win 8 Pro w/MCenter and need a revovery disk. The one I made when I bought the laptop 1 1/2 years ago...has no Boot info so it is totally unuseable. How can I get one? OR What can I do?
Thanks for any help
PS> HP doesn't recognize my model/serial and such or location. It says that My numbers are not for the US store and the HP caribbean...doesn't list the US VI.... I am at a loss here. LOL
I looked on ebay and found many but not for a HP Pav G-7. I need help, please. Do I have to buy a new OS now or ?
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Assuming (because you haven't clearly stated this in your post) you have an HP Pavilion g7-2118nr Notebook Computer, this model shipped from the factory with Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit) installed. Please see DVD - Windows 7 64b + Supp 1 Recovery Kit to order Windows 7 HP Recovery Discs directly from HP. You will need to supply a continental US address (friend, family, etc.) and then have them ship you the discs.
These discs will restore the computer to a factory like state. You will then need to upgrade the computer to Windows 8 Pro w/Media Center using the Microsoft store or your Windows 8 Pro media and your Windows 8 Pro / Media Center product key.
You will not find any Windows 8 Pro HP Recovery Discs for this model, as HP never shipped this model with Windows 8. Also, Recovery Discs for other models will not work (they won't pass the model check portion of the recovery).
If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to ask.
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