Thinkpad R40 2722-BDG recovery

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hi.
i looked trough the forums but didnt find any answer to my question.
i have the thinkpad r40.i need the space of the recovery partition,so i made it visible and backed up all the files on a DVDR media.
i'v needed to reinstall windows,but even that i have all the recovery files on the DVDR i could not recover windows.so i'v need to install WINDOWX XP from a friend.but its illegal,i want MY LEGALL version of windows.
how can i Re-Create the service partion and copy back the files that i backed up?
If i can create the partition(i have Acronis disk director),how can i do it?
another question.when i press the ACCES IBM button,i dont have the recovery option.
that happend after i made the bios update.
at first when i got the laptop,i had a graphical screen on pressing of the blue button,since the bios upgrade its gone...why?
thanks allot for anyone who will help me.

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