T43 recovery CDs not working

Hi,
My T43 has pre-installed winXP and later I added a Linux system using Sussie Linux installation CD. I am happy with the dual boot as it is always working fine.
Now I wish to remove the Linux system to get more space for my Windows. It has about 40G HD, 25G for windows. So I tried to use the product recovery CDs came along with the laptop. Here are my trials:
1. Use the blue "Access IBM" button at boot time to enter the "rescure and recovery" window, and try the option "restore to factory content". But it tells me this function has been removed.
2. Use the product recovery CDs. I cannot find the bootable "rescure and recovery" CD as suggested by the accompanying guide, but only 6 "product recovery CDs". So I used the CD#1 and it is bootable. After I entered a window and answered "yes I want back the factory content", it started the product recovery process. But, just after 1 second, it tells me the product recovery process is done and need to reboot.Ofcourse nothing is changed in my laptop.
Can anyone help me? Thanks a lot.
Violet

zerofire0 wrote:
"Based on what has been stated you have effectivly removed all ability to recover back to the factory configuration. You may have also violated your warrenty at the same time. It is not possible to place that partition back."
Absolutely NONE of this is true.
a) You can ALWAYS recover the partition using the restore disks, if the hard disk itself is OK.
b) No one has ever voided the warranty on any IBM or Lenovo unit by wiping the drive, or installing a different operating system. Unless the hard drive itself is the problem, you're not even required to send it in when the machine goes for a repair. Even if you were to send it in with Linux, it would either be left alone, or re-imaged with the OS that the machine originally shipped with, depending on your preferences that are to be stated on the repair sheet.
Lenovo (and IBM before them) couldn't possibly care less what OS you're running - Windows, Linux, DOS or one that you've created yourself. However, if you haven't created a set of recovery media before you started playing around, they'll be more than happy to charge you $45 + S&H + tax for a set of recovery disks for the OS that had originally shipped with your computer.
Hope this clears any misunderstandings.
@zoltanthegypsy:
There's a number of T43/p units that are still under warranty, I've got two in my house right now. Remember, these machines had the option of a five-year warranty agreement, and the very last ones were built in early 2007, believe it or not...
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