Factory Restore

I have an Inspirion1545 Laptop with no partition for Operation System Factory restore, and no Recovery disk with the lappy came with it.  It's been serviced a couple of times.  Instead of Dell just giving me a brand new one they just kept trying to fix it.  i bought it in 9/22/2009, so obviously warranty as been expired and unfunctional again.  My nephew borrowed it and auto update was on (he had his own user account) and microsoft update damage a driver.  The suspect is the crcdisk.sys driver.

I tried to do a Factory Restore to the VISTA OS but there is no partition for it!  I check in F8 for the Advanced boot options and the instructions clearly state to insert the Recovery Disk into the CD/DVD device and restart, then select Repair computer option...w/e.  Problem is this computer never came with a Recovery disk.  I still have the boxes given to me after it was serviced for the 3rd or 4th time.  I check all the boxes and no Recovery disk anywhere.

That's when it click.

Their suppose to be a partition in the HDD for this laptop.  HOWEVER, it cannot be used unless I can login as Administrator...which I cannot! since Windows just keeps loading and loading and loading.  This is not a hardware issue.

Hardware issues are simply easy to identify.   If the computer doesn't turn on...it's hardware....if the computer does pass POST it's hardware....if the computer doesn't pass BIOS then it's hardware.   It's extremely rare for a PC not to load Windows in this matter (infinite looping load with green bar keeps going and going) and claim it hardware.   To truly identify it as an hardware issue I must first rule out software.  Best way to rule out software is to reinstall the OS and bite the bullet for all the files and folders not part of OEM factory OS setup go bye-bye.

Where can I download a recovery disk and how big is it.  All Dell recovery disks works on all dells so long same OS and BIT..mine being Vista 32-BIT.

Things that attempted

install a different HDD but it's HP, which of course would either not load if hardware issue or load the Notice of Non compatibility which would make it a software issue unless HDD doesn't work..which it does as I can explain later.  Well, the Disclaimer and Notice popup right after BIOS like clockwork.

I tried to enter Safe Mode....there too it would hang at last file "crcdisk.sys" though it loads all the other files...which by Google it's all the drivers for VISTA 32-BIT to load in safe mode.  I took the liberty to write down all 28+ .sys that loaded up.

Safe mode w/ Netowork...failed also....it hung at crcdisk sys

Safe mode with command prompt failed also...it hung at crcdisk.sys

Change HDD SATA from AHCI to ATA and bot BSOD after windows loaded....which is natural since this laptop shouldn't be using ATA but AHCI.   If it was hardware issue than Windows wouldn't have loading to BSOD in the incompatible mode of ATA since ATA is just the emulator.

I even Reset BIOS to make sure it's not a BIOS.  It was a still NO GO.

No Repair utility...because would be in a partitioned HDD or in a disk....but got neither as I cannot access the partition if it even had one that now i have doubts about having.

Disabled Driver signatures and still nothing.

Debugger wouldn't load by the means it usually does...in safe mode....

Memory Diagnostics Utility had no errors...I even did the extended check and still no errors reported.

Did a flush but removing the ram and processor and then reinstall with CMOS gone and no battery for 30 mins.  That failed..the problem was still the same....

So no matter what, I need the Recovery disk.  I do not want to spend another nickel on repairing Dell's problem for their lack of competency and Microsofts none lack of greed and incompetency.

So for me to trash this laptop (other words to identify it as solely a hardware issue) I need a link to make a Restoration VISTA 32BIT DVD or CD... to reinstall the VISTA OS.  If it doesn't work then...that's when I know just to buy a DIY laptop and move on. =(