My laptop is an HP Pavillion.
Is there a work around?
Depends whether its an Intel or AMD based laptop I guess.
If its Intel, there should be no problem as they seem to have used images based on intel configurations from what I've read.
If its AMD then your results may vary!
Do HP supply an XP disk which can be used for running repairs with, or do they just have a hidden recovery partition (OS image) on the hard drive?