Complete Restore Help

I need to restore my os to factory settings. I do not have any restore discs
Satellite L305-S5915 with Vista Basic
My questions are:
1. Is there a way to completely restore my laptop without the discs?
2. I do have a "Recovery Disc Creator". If I use this will it create discs with my original os or will it create discs with the current os including errors?
3. If neither of the above, can I get recovery discs from Toshiba?
Thanks!
Nik

All of your questions are answered starting on page 61 of the user's guide.

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