Resetting System

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Hi All,

Just bought a new macbook pro and when i copied all my applications a files over using migration assistant everything got messed up so I want to reformat and start with a fresh install......

No OSX discs came with the laptop itself and all the operating system appears to be on the hard disc If i format the hard disc will i loose the ability to reinstall OSX without a disc?

Is there a way of making a recovery disc from within OSX?

Sorry for the amateurish question that has probably been asked before but i couldn't find a definite answer
 
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OS X Lion 10.7 has a hidden Recovery partition - hold option key down immediately after restart to see it as a startup choice. Control reinstalls and format (erase) the HDD from there.
 

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