How to use the 5 recovery discs made when new???

I have a Toshiba Satellite L455-S5046. I purchased this laptop new in a factory sealed box, a little over a year ago.
When I opened it, I made the suggested recovery discs using 5 DVD+RW 4.7GB discs.
Well, now after having issues with installing a windows update and a bluetooth adapter, the laptop just doen't work the same. I get script errors on web pages and have been spending way too much time repairing issues like invalid "not genuine Windows 7" messages.
So, I attempted a recovery using the discs made when new, and the computer tells me the recovery disc is not valid. What the heck? I did exactly what the computer suggested on new startup. The discs are not damaged and have been stored in a safe place.
Can anyone walk me through using these discs? If I order the recovery discs from Toshiba, will this restore to original condition?
Thanks for the help.
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I just made a "System Repair Disk" going through Control panel, Backup and Restore on my L775D and it is identical to the Disk 5 made when I got the machine using the Create Recovery Media process.
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