Thank you for your reply. I went to the thread you mentioned. I saw this in the last message:
" I copied this into Windows\System 32. The software is now working!"
In a directory called c:\program file (x86)\Hewlett Packard\Recovery I do have the file mfc71.dll.
I followed the thread and copied the file to system 32.
I tried starting the DVD application and got the same message about mfc71.dll being missing. Perhaps it needs to be placed at another location.