dont do a recovery - most OEM's fill the computer with a ton garbageware like
norton and other crapola.(i always delete recovery partions on any computer i get )
format the hard drive and do a fresh install of XP SP2 off a DVD and dont do any updates whatsoever. in fact turn off windows update completely. dont connect to the internet with it and you wont have to worry about an security or anti virus crap anyway.
just install the drivers for you capture card/sound card etc
you can download xp Sp2 from pb or any torrent site