T500 with recovery disks 45M3789: xp pro possible?

I am trying to figure out if I can use this recovery disk to get back XP Pro:
 Mfg part #                    FRU part #          Description
45M3789                       00000000       XPPW7PW7RCVUSE:BOMS,
                                                                 NOT SHIPPABLE ACROS
T500 model  2082-bku originally came with XP but  was upgraded to windows 7 which wiped out hard drive. No backup disks were separately burned from the XP hard drive before the upgrade.  
Unit came with this recovery disk but I cannot find any reference to it anywhere. I am reluctant to go thru wiping out hard drive until I have some idea what I will end up with. Anyone have this or know what it does, and specifically if it will get XP somewhere where I can end up using it?  Any help appreciated. (I have to go back and reuse some obsolete software which is incompatable with Win 7.)

Hi bacall9y,
I'm sorry. The info i found about  Mfg part #45M3789 is more complicated than i expected. It seems to me that this package Mfg part #45M3789 has different CDs. 
I suggest you to speak with Sales person as they know much more than me. Maybe you can ask for recovery media as well since you do not create one for yourself when you received the machine.
In the mean time, why don't you try out the windows xp mode in win 7? I understand you would like to run some programs that is not compatible with win 7. I also notice that you have Win 7 Professional version. Perhaps you can check out the Windows XP Mode in Win 7 and the FAQ.  In short, this feature allow you to install and run programs that are only compatible with windows XP while you're in Win 7 environment.
FYI, this Windows XP Mode feature offered by Microsoft only for Win 7 Enterprise, Professional and Ultimate version.
Regards,
Cleo
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