As you know you can legally download these (noted at http://www.howtogeek.com/186775/how-to-download-windows-7-8-and-8.1-installation-media-legally/ ) BUT these are going to fail if you try to use them for the OS (license issues.)
I've used these for repair.
So there it is. Order recovery media since you didn't make them, get the download so you can do common repairs and clone the drive to the SSD. As to how to use the HDD, that's been discussed for over a decade.
Bob
I have an Hp probook 450 g1 which came with a pre installed windows 8 which i later updated to 8.1. I accidently deleted the recovery partition . Now i wish to install an ssd in my laptop to have my OS in it and the hdd for files and other data other than the OS and the installations .
My hdd is 750 gb with 5 partitions .
C: with 389 gb used 50 gb , D(recovery image) with 11.9gb, E(hp_tools) with 1.99 gb ,f: with 97.6 gb and g: with 76.4 gb .
I googled a lot and learned that in order to migrate i will have to clone my c partition to an ssd and then try to boot from that ssd but i would also need to repair my system using the recovery disk (which i do not have ) .
Now i have no clue what to do . I had thought of migrating and bought the ssd which was very costly for me . I need a solution .How do i migrate my Windows 8.1 to an ssd given that my current hdd has multiple partitions and i do not have a recovery disk .

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