HP DM1 recovery / reinstall windows 7 ?

Ive just bought my self a DM1.
But without Windows CD's & optical drive im scared that when windows 7 crashes i'm not able to reinstall everything when i'm underway being at home.
Since there is almost no paper & digital instructions with the laptop about reinstalling windows.. i have a question.
When i need to... Reinstall windows ? What to do ?
I already found the USB Recovery Utillity. But this one works only in windows it self right ?
What when i'm not able to boot to windows at all ?
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Hi,
Have you created the Recovery on the USB?  If you haven't, instructions for doing this are on the link below.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c01867124
Once created, the bootable USB Recovery can be used whether you can load Windows or not - simply insert the USB and restart to boot from it and start the recovery process ( just as you would if you were using recovery discs ).
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