[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by entwisi

so you haven't any rescue disks? Every PC with legitimate copy of Windows should come with some form of rescue disk

You will struggle without them unless you do the Linux route

I didn't get any discs with my brand new laptop. All I have is a picture of a CD which says "Restore your system without discs - your computer includes a new system recovery feature that does not require CDs or DVDs"

I am not exactly impressed by this but it's something you don't know until you've got the thing home and started setting it up.