How can I recover files from my Windows 7 backup cd's on Windows 8 laptop?

1. HP ENVY m6 Notebook PC
2. Windows 8
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I had an hp laptop with windows 7 on it. After it crashed a couple of times, I made backup dvds using hp's file backup. It actually came out to 11 dvds. I bought a new hp laptop which came with Windows 8. I tried running the application on the dvd's, but it skips over all the files and installs nothing. How do I recover my files on these dvd's?

Hello thelink484,
To me, it sounds like you recovered your operating system and all the preloaded software, on 11 dvd's. You cannot simply install everything like this, from Windows 7 to Windows 8.
You will need to restore on a windows 7 machine, then backup your user files that you want to move to Windows 8.
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