burkphoto wrote:
If that is the case, I'd do an Internet search for instructions on how to create a "bootable" recovery/installation USB drive. You'll need a 32GB or larger flash drive to do that.
Do you know what year you bought your MBP? That will at least let us know what MacOS or OS X versions will run on it.
Aug 2015- Mac Book Pro, 15.4 display, Intel Core i7, 16 GB memory, 256 GB Flash Storage