Yes, I always admit that I am wrong once I realize that to be the case.
The files installed on the laptop (and I don't think that anything
major was added) totalled about 6GB; it's really tough to get 6GB's
worth of files from a 1.46GB restore partition. In fact, I am not sure
that you can restore either Vista Home Basic or Home Premium from a
1.46GB partition, it comes on a DVD and my recollection is that
installation files take up between 3 and 4GB (the backup is of course
image based, but there are about 6GB of files in the partition).

On the other hand, it's very possible that it is a diagnostic partition.


ggwillikers wrote:
> Barry Watzman wrote:
>> That is very interesting. [Hold down the zero key while booting; or
>> press F8]
>>
>> I am still inclined to think that the answer is wrong, only because I
>> still believe that a 1.46GB partition is too small to be a factory
>> restore partition for Vista, but I will give it a try.
>>
>>
> And if the poster is right, will you admit you're wrong????