> The more recent "redo" CD/DVDs I've seen ask if you wish to repair,
> reinstall or completely wipe the hard drive back to factory specs. Nice
to
> be able to have multiple partitions, and only format the C: drive itself
> leaving everything else alone.

No such luck with my X31 which I just needed to reload since I've upgraded
the harddrive. IBM now has a rapid restore program that can be downloaded
which I believe does save the partitions. It isn't restore to factory
settings, it is a drive image so you have to do a backup prior to the
restore (using the latest version-won't work with older versions).

I'm not sure who is at fault, MS or the hardware vendors, but it really
sucks when you don't get the full install disks. Very user unfriendly.

Regards-Michael G.