Recover Vista 64-bit OS using only an external monitor

How can I use HP System Recovery to reinstall the Vista 64-bit OS using only an external monitor?  Unfortunately the display on my HP Pavilion DV5-1000US is broken.

     Thanks for suggesting use of BIOS messages as an indicator of recovery success using an external display.  Currently all my BIOS messages go to the internal display, which is broken.  Therefore, I do not know what information those messages present.  How can  I direct the BIOS messages to the external display?
     I have located the HP Recovery Disks I made when the computer was purchased.  Thanks for reminding me about them.
Regards,
Clyde

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