X200 Think Vantage recovery without WIndows

On a X200 Windows is damaged bet the ThinkVantage partition is there
How do i reinstall without WIndows
The Blue Button opens a small windows offering to go to bios or boot menu.
I Have the reccoveri startup disk and proceuc recovey discs but the recovery discs themselves.

hey Fauvel,
looking at this, it is best to get the recovery set by contacting the support team via :
http://bit.ly/LNVsuppNum
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