Windows 7 won't install because drive is GPT type?

My Windows 7 crashed when I hit the "Restore to factory defaults" button. I talked to tech support and they said it would be alright to install the straight Microsoft Windows 7. So I bought it and have it now, but it will not install. It says that the drive is GPT and it can't install on a GPT drive.
So how do I change the drive type if I don't have a functioning operating system?
Also, the 0 key worked again for the first time since the crash, but it stopped working again.
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