Backed up personal files restored on my touchsmart 524 PC but shown no where
I set my HP Tourchmart IQ500 series PC to factory setting, backed up my files on 4 CDs, installed them back on my PC (at least that was what apparently was done after receiving a message that operation was succesfully), but now I CAN NOT FIND THEM (pictures, spreadsheets, word documents, etc)
Hello raduco:
Ready for some fun now. Time to learn a new trick. Open up my computer window. Now you going need to be fast on this. Unless you know witch of the two discs are Recovery Disks. Because we do not want those disks inserted. To jump into recovery. So insert your data disk. Click off the ask to do window. We are not going to use it. open up my computer. Right on click E: drive now select open in new window. Now you will see all your files on the disk. Down sise my computer window. So you have more work era on desk top. now open up my pictures folder on the computer Make it small box window. Then do the same thing with my documents folder. Now to move large amouts of files in the white section of folder right click on mouse and hold down on right click until all files are covered blue. Release right click and now right click it again and hold drag to either my documents folder or my pictures folder. Depending witch files are what type.
Repeat these steps as each disks is inserted . This how you reinstall documents and pictures files.
Now down roed you wanted to install a favorite XP game you follow the same method and look for insulation file and click it. To run as administrater, I have installed XP plus on my computers 99% of software that is on Microsoft not capability list. Please click on Kudos if this has resolved your issue. Thank you. frrw
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