Blue ThikVantag​e button not working on startup

Hi,
This is my first post in the forum so - hello to everybody  
 Here's my problem. I recently installed openSuse on my x61s. Then I didn't liked it much and i removed it. Now my windows is working fine, but the blue ThinkVantage button is not working when i start the computer, so i can't go to rescue and recovery system. I wanted to make a fresh install of windows and make different partitions on the hard drive but - no rescue and recovery... So - how can i make it work again? I'm currently downloading "rescue and recovery 4.2" from Lenovo website - 196 MB When I install this - will it fix the problem? Thanks in advance

veliobg, welcome to the forum,
try giving the Rescue and Recovery - Recovery repair diskette a try if your service partition is still there. Yes you will need a floppy drive.
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