cannot access restore partition

[charles cashion]

After I installed linux on a second partition,
Windows XP started acting funny. After I tried
to fix Windows XP, it *really* acts funny. When
I decided to give up and invoke the restore
partition, it does not seem to be accessible.
I think it is still there. I can run fdisk and
see that it is locked (hidden, verbotten, etc).

My machine is a Thinkpad R40 laptop.

I want to run the restore partition. It is
suppose to restore the computer to the condition
that it left the factory.

Thanks,
Charles

OBTW... by the time I thought about the restore
function, (the built-in restore) it was too late.

 

[M and D]

Contact IBM for instructions specific to your model of computer.

Steven

 

[Fawn Dobie]

You may have trashed access to the restore partition when you installed
Linux (with one of the boot managers I assume).

If you cannot invoke the restore option at boot time, you will have to order
a set of CDs (about $35) to rebuild your system. I "created" the same
problem on my ThinkPad last year, so I now run Linux on a separate swappable
hard drive.