Satellite Pro M40 recovery disk install XP on satellite or L300?

I had a Satellite Pro M40 with XP Pro who died completely (hard drive). I have the recovery disk.

I now have two laptops more - a satellite and a L300, both with Vista. I want to install XP on one of them (preferably the L300). Is it possible to do using my M40 recovery disk?
A bit of googling suggests that the differences in the size of the hard disk - may be an obstacle. My M40 40 GB drive, these new drives are much larger.

Anyone tried this or have any advice?

It will not work. Before the start of the recovery procedure the laptop will be identified. If the recovery media doesn t code is code on the laptop, the installation will be interrupted.

M40 MS on L300 recovery no way.

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