Help with Rescue & Recovery 4.0 on T61 w/ 2 HD partitions

Hi, I got a redirect virus/malware on my thinkpad yesterday & I couldn't figure how to get rid of it after using 3 different scanners. I'm unable to go into safe mode & occasionally can't hibernate (blue screen of death)...so I've decided to reformat my HD as a last resort...
My problem is that my HD is partitioned into 2 (C drive = main drive; D drive = personal data drive)...is there a way for me to restore my C drive to factory state while leaving D drive untouched?
Thank you in advance!

R&R can't restore single partitions because it is possible that you'd corrupt programs that are either installed in alternate partitions or have critical elements across more than one partition.
One unique feature of R&R is the ability to just restore the OS and applications.  That should leave your D: drive completely alone, as well as any data you have on the C:  You'll be offered three recovery options when you start the process.  The "Restore OS and Applications" option should be the first one. (the other two are "Full Restore" and "Rejuvenation").

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    08/13/2014  04:20 PM         1,048,576 e03001f09be.log
    08/13/2014  04:20 PM         1,048,576 e03001f09bf.log
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                   0 Dir(s)  134,549,012,480 bytes free
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