I still can’t believe HP would put out a BIOS update that erases that important info……. I have all the stickers on my machine still, but I don't know what numbers/letters go where in the BIOS in order to make the recovery DVD's work again.
The version is missing too and so is the SKUNumber, but I'm not even sure what is supposed to be in each of those places or which areas the recovery discs look for before they will work.
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The serial # is missing and so is the asset tag and OEM Strings 1-16. I don't see the product key anywhere and I don't know where to put it. Using the DMI tool, I already see that the UUID is all 1's.32 of them. If I'm able to access my backup recovery discs contents on my other machine, what folders/files would I look for in the backup DVD's to find out what the DVD's are looking for in the BIOS? Then I installed the BIOS update and had problems afterwards installing Windows SP3, so I went to use the backup recovery DVD's and they didn't work, so I guess the BIOS update from HP erased important data in the BIOS that the recovery DVD’s look for. Then I used them once 2 weeks ago and they worked fine. The backup DVD's can't be downloaded, but I made them prior to formatting the entire hard drive from the recovery partition before formatting the hard drive. I do wish I could have fixed my BIOS though so that I could get my recovery discs to work.It's bugging the sh*t out of me that I can't get that BIOS right so the Recovery discs will work.Da*n HP. Thanks for the advice and the links guys. So, all of the files that I've backed up (including pictures) that are only view-able with the programs that are on my recovery DVD's won't open, and there were literally tons of awesome games included too. I will try Urie's suggestion, but I'm guessing that all the software and games that came with my PC won't be included in the basic XP Media Center iso. I created the recovery set just a week ago and it worked fine until I updated the BIOS. My recovery discs worked fine until I flashed my BIOS with the one on the HP site. It's really ridiculous that HP gets away with doing that. The BIOS available on the HP website changed or erased necessary information that my recovery DVD's look for as soon as I flashed it the first time. MAC > Click > HP Live Chat, Drivers, Warranty and Support Information thread With this active directory password reset tool administrators dont have to. I have reflashed my BIOS, but unfortunately the BIOS available on the HP website for my model doesn't include the information needed for the recovery DVD's to work.