John
Wed Mar 28 11:32:46 CDT 2007
If you key in Ctrl-Alt-S you ought to get a box with HP Pavilion Support
Information that is tatooed into your motherboard. The recovery CDs look at
this. You've never mentioned your model number. At the very least a person
would have to have a matching model. There is probably a wider range that
recovery CDs match but I can't say for sure how Hardware BOM and Software
BOM and Software build figure in.
"Allan H." <AllanH@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:1F441F59-12F9-4AB8-9238-0F3C61D6E15F@microsoft.com...
> Wait a minute! How is that even possible? I've worked in Manufacturing
many
> years to know how difficult it is to track serial numbers of different
> components together much less than having a motherboard ID burned into a
CD
> recovery program. They burn these things out in batches, so how could
they
> match a single CD to a motherboard. That would be far too costly. I do
know
> that these will only work with HP Pavillion PCs, according to the
> documentation I just read.
>
> So, I don't know how to resolve this one. The discs come with lots of
> additional software for photos and games. I don't remember the list, but
> there's a lot.
>
> Thanks,
> Allan
> =]
>
> "N. Miller" wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:26:13 -0700, Allan H. wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I'm in the process of cleaning out my files, and cam across my set of
> > > recovery discs for Windows Me that was for my HP Pavilion. I've
upgraded to
> > > Windows XP Pro and no longer need (or can use) these CDs.
> > >
> > > So, if anyone in the US wants these, please contact me by responding
to this
> > > post. I don't want to throw them out or sell them, but shipping costs
will
> > > be the responsibility of anyone interested.
> >
> > You can guaranty that those disks aren't keyed to your motherboard? I
tried
> > to run the HP Pavilion system restore disks on one computer which had
the
> > motherboard replaced. Wouldn't work because the tech had failed to flash
the
> > ID into the new motherboard.
> >
> > --
> > Norman
> > ~Shine, bright morning light,
> > ~now in the air the spring is coming.
> > ~Sweet, blowing wind,
> > ~singing down the hills and valleys.
> >