Check the HP site again. I believe that most laptops come with preloaded drivers and such for their proprietary hardware -- the side buttons and so on. A clean install won't put those back (unless you're using their original install disks, which probably have those things).
Glad to hear it's most of the way back. May I suggest a good system backup once you get it where you want it? My last one is currently saving me... 
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