Old presario sr1030z won't load OS on new hard disk.Error SW build ID different. What gives?

Using original system disks supplied with PC, I have re-formatted a replacement hard drive and created partitions. The system recovery proceeds normally until the boot for initial setup. Then I get an error titled supplemental disc (which BTW is never used in the recovery process). The error says "SW build ID different from ID on recovery media. Please contact customer support. Why should I have to replace the original recovery discs for this machine? What do I do to fix the formatted or build ID? Please help.
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