Creating Factory Recovery DVD

I have searched and searched for this.  I have seen others with the same problem, but no answer.  
There is a link (http://forums.lenovo.com/t5/Lenovo-3000-and-Essential/How-to-create-quot-Factory-Default-Recovery-Di... however that process doesn't work.  When I go into OneKey it offers to make a backup of my system which would take 130 DVDs, instead of a factory recovery DVD.  I am going nuts trying to figure this out, and would appreciate any help ASAP.

It's all been taken over by Windows, assuming you have Windows 8 or 8.1.  Press the Windows key and then the W key with it, in the search box type in create a recovery drive.  You'll need a suitably sized USB stick, (minimum 16GB), which will be formatted during the process deleting anything on it.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/create-usb-recovery-drive  
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