[minnesota_bound]

Create a USB recovery drive
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/create-usb-recovery-drive

How to create a Windows rescue USB stick
http://www.techradar.com/news/software/operating-systems/how-to-create-a-windows-rescue-usb-stick-984726#null

Many how to’s listed on the right side of the page. The one below shows how Acer does a recovery:

Windows 7 - Restore Windows Using a USB Recovery Drive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcxIZqO4JrY

[SkyDancer]

Okay - I’ll give that a try. I have several USB sticks I could use.