Recovery disc install XP Tablet Edition instead of Vista Ultimate?

I like my Lenovo X 61 Tablet, but have always found Windows Vista to be morose. I used the recovery disk when I got the laptop to do a fresh install of Vista and enjoyed the configuration options. The result is a much cleaner system.

I just downloaded Windows 7 RC 1 and was excited to try it. I have installed a pure (reformatting, etc) on the machine and the things installed correctly, but the driver installation process was tedious. I decided it would be a better idea to do a new installation of Vista, and then upgrade to Windows 7. I was a bit disappointed as the options configuration (this software to install, etc.) doesn't seem to be available, this time, but I let it slide.

You can imagine my surprise when the completed Lenovo recovery disks and... I had Windows XP Tablet Edition!

I have no idea what happened. There is only one machine Lenovo in my house, the discs are clearly labelled 'Lenovo' and "Thinkpad X 61 Tablet."  I can't find any occurrence of this on Google, and I'm going to lose my mind!

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So I called Lenovo, which has been extremely fast and helpful support. Here's what we believe which is past...

My previous recovery never actually used disks; I had pressed the "Thinkvantage" button, assuming that he initiated from the CD in the drive, when in fact he used the recovery partition, which takes my Vista Setup correctly.

The recovery partition has been erased when I did a clean install of Windows 7. It forced me to actually use the recovery disks, which have been set up in error with XP Tablet Edition.

Lenovo decided to send me replacement discs, which I assume will work (although I'll post an update if they are not). I just wanted to keep this post updated in case anyone out there has this whimsical event, a coincidence.

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