Hi Alhaste,
I apologise for being tardy in my replying but I have now been able to follow your reply (advice). However, I have been able to access System Protection but the only drives available in that pop up are discs "C" and "D"(recovery). Disc "E" does not appear in the window at all.
Also, when I double click on the recovery disc the only two sub titles are "Recovery" and HPSF (which has only 1kb of usage).
With many thanks for your interest. Marion
PS I would appreciate any further advice