Dear Skripatch: I see now why the disk is "scraped clean" -- it is an image fix. I guess I didn't think about that process, I was visualizing a reinstall of the operating program. Some sort of operating system "reinstall" would probably work better since this would not wipe out other items on the drive. Or, maybe some sort of automatic backup system that the user is alerted to make once a week or so would be preferred to the set image of the first install. That way, the image would be new and would include all the changes and data? Actually, that is what I am doing now with my revised partitions. I still haven't deleted the one-key area (I don't know if I can do that very easily and I put a tape over that button), but I have a much bigger C drive now (69GB). Paragon Partition Manager is a great tool that doesn't destroy the data on a drive when it repartitions -- that is, after you have unlocked the hard drive! The program is very easy to use... intuitive, as it were. I sympathize with all the "crashes" that you assist. I have had many over the years myself, but am always not anticipating that they will happen. In fact, they usually happen because I am trying to make some update or other such. I have one computer on which I have never been able to install Win XP, svc pk 2. It crashes every time (4 times so far). I learned early to make backups of my data and essential files (usually to CDs or DVDs). Now, I make ghost or other backup images and these have come in handy often. This small hard drive really threw me -- I discovered it right away when I looked to see what was on the computer. Having had BIG problems with little operating drives (memory space became severely impacted, for example, slowing my processes), I was horrified to discover my C drive was so small. When I tried to change it, I discovered that I was "locked out", but finally relieved to find out that I could change the password to get access through F2 (the bios). I really advise all of these people to resize their C drive -- forget the image replacement offered by the one-key recovery. Learn to make backups. Herein lies all of your salvation. I hope Lenovo can think of some way to patch this one-key operation. But, I fail to see how they can fix it unless they have the computer in hand. I hope I am wrong. Anyway, this notion of moving programs and files around to other drives to clear up space is just sheer nonsense and entirely unnecessary in a good operating machine. It may have worked in the old dos machines when all of the program files were in one directory, but since Microsoft started keeping all the operating instructions and files in the registry and in the Windows system directories, this is not a practical solution at all. This rescue system was not a good idea at all (IMO). Being told to go to the forum to solve my problems also was not too swift on the part of Lenovo. I thought some technical person could advise me on how to readjust my partitions or something. I guess not. Anyway, I am happy now, so I guess I will stop complaining.
