Help Installing OS X!

[cernstes]

Hello! I have a Macbook Pro and about two weeks ago it was working fine. I went to the park two weeks ago and brought my laptop to work on some files in Microsoft Word. I was there for about two hours total.. I was sitting in a shade, but it was still somewhat humid out. (don't know if this has to deal with it)...

Anyhow, later that night I get home and it takes literally like ten minutes to get to the desktop and when I would move the cursor it would take five seconds for it to respond and when I opened up Firefox it would just freeze up and I would be forced to shut it off manually...

So the first thing I did was go into safe mode so I could back up all my files. I backed them up through mediafire.com and I never got around to actually trying to fix my laptop til now. When I went into safe mode, the laptop seemed to work fine. Then I would try to go back to the normal mode and it would just go extremely slow so I decided deleting all the content and reinstalling os x would be the best and most simplest way to fix whatever the problem was.

So I went into recovery mode from the startup, deleting all the contents from the disk utility, and then afterwards went to reinstall mac os x, but every time I try to install it I get a prompt that says "Mac 10.7 OS X is not available", then I go back to the recovery mode menu. I do have an internet connection so I know that is not the problem. I am confused why I can not install the OS. Also I have a disc of OS 10.6, but when I input into my laptop it just ejects.. It will eject for any disc you input it so I am confused on what to do..

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Do you have access to an external optical disk drive (ODD) to install Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard from?
Do you have an Apple Store nearby? They allow you do download the Mac OS X 10.7 Lion installer or give it to you.

PS: Using paragraphs or breaks would make your post that much more readable than it is now. Now it is just a wall of text many with the right answers do not care to dive into.
You can use the EDIT button to edit your post, if you want to.

 

[cernstes]

I do not have an external optical disk drive, but I may be able to borrow one from my school...maybe...

There is an Apple Store nearby, so I could do that. Would it cost money to do that and if so would you have any idea of how much?

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I do not have an external optical disk drive, but I may be able to borrow one from my school...maybe...

There is an Apple Store nearby, so I could do that. Would it cost money to do that and if so would you have any idea of how much?

If you bought Mac OS X 10.7 Lion legally or it came with your Mac, it will cost nothing but the cost of a USB flash storage thumb drive, if you can proof it via Apple ID or a receipt.
As for how an Apple Store can help you, call them.

And if your computer is able to run OS X 10.9 Mavericks and you do not have anything against it, it will go much smoother.

If you can only install OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion due to hardware limitations, and I recommend at least using that OS instead of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, there is the need to buy it.