How do I fix Rescue and Recovery?

My SL410 is new as of March 2010.  When Rescue Recovery starts up, it tells me that i need to give it more space.  I do, and then I am in a loop; it asks for more space and when I click OK the same window asking for more space is there.  Where do I go for help?  There is plenty of space on my hard drive and I can't find out who to call or online chat with.  I am running Windows 7 and IE 8 and Office 2007.  Just home use.  Thanks, Nancy

Hi BPMcDowell,
Be in RnR environment, remove all discs from your drive, then press Restore system to factory contents.
Hope it helps.
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