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Type DIsk Management in Start search box (above Start button). Click on result at top.
In Disk Mgmt is there a Recovery partition? If you tell us your make and model we can tell you how it's run.
This partition is used to restore your computer to factory condition from within Win7 or from boot. It can also normallly generate a set of Recovery DVD's which do that same thing as partition, and are booted to run Recovery in case your HD fails or the Recovery partition fails.
Do you understand this now?