Cannot get Win8 restoration flashdrive to work

After I upgraded to Win8 Pro, I made a backup/restore like Microsoft key suggested. When my C drive crashed I have installed a new and thought that everything I had to do was run the reset option to reinstall the operating system. EVIL!

After selecting the type of my keyboard, I no longer get the error message that a disk partition is missing or the drive is locked, depending on whether I select the option to restore or refresh.

Talk to MS supports 45 minutes me nowhere the guy told me that I needed a launch file to make it work, and then he told me that the operating system was not on the disk. What good is to restore if this one has a launch file or the operating system on it?

What do need me for the option "reset" work? How are you supposed to 'restore' anything without a boot file and operating system?

Thank you, it seems to work. I am installing Win8 Pro.

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