Reinstall Windows 7/Factory reset without windows installed

I have an Inspiron R14 N4010, I recently installed Ubuntu 13.04, removing the stock of Windows 7.

I have implemented so that Ubuntu uses a logically partition but still leaves enough space for a future reinstallation of windows 7, the two utility Dell and recovery partitions were left intact.

Ubuntu, of course installed without any major problems. Now I want to reinstall Windows 7 sotck in space, I left blank on the disc.

After trying all morning I can not access the recovery partition to the life of me.
The linux boot loader (GRUB) automatically detects the recovery partition, but it fails with code 225, something on the missing disk.
It was my only hope for and ease of installation, after I have looked for ways to start the option "Fix the system" at startup.
After a long period of F8 F12 and F2 and Fn + FX and effing combinations all the keys to the top, I came to the conclusion that the F8 thing is a windows and not function BIOS, I can not access without a system already installed windows.

Am so much I really messed up, is this useless recovery partition? Any suggestion on how to proceed?
I'll try to upload a copy of windows 7 and then try it n dvd serious. On the other hand, seems, no DVD or extra stuff supplied with the Dell machine.
I just press the F8 thingy? Is there a way to access the partition restoration and refurbishing the factory without a system already installed?

Thanks for any help.

I installed successfully in this way, the util windows DISKPART, is bad and almost destroyed my Ubuntu system partition, I didn't create partition on the free space.

In any case, it's easily fixable, image windows inside the recovery partition system was simple and later Ubuntu detect successfully the new Windows 7 and it boot.

Uh, sorry for the bad writing, I'm a little sleepy. Thank you for people to help, people should see this for future reference.

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