How to restore files in "CMD+R"mode,OS X Lion won't boot

Hi ,i've been trying to figure this out for a week now ,i'd appreciate any help.
So i did all the basic stuff , I repaired permissions , repaired the disk ,AND most importantly i tried to re-install OS X Lion several times but it won't let me ,it says something like "Additional data could not be installed" ... I tried to reinstall over internet , several images through USB ... even tried to install Mountain Lion to another HD so it could boot into the system ... no luck with any of them . Now i know i could erase HD and re-install OS X Lion , but i want to save my files. And i can't seem to find a way to get the files out in  "CMD+R" mode . Obviously i don't have my files backed up ,very stupid of me ... but i've had this "MacBook Pro" for 6 months and i don't know too much about it, and certainly didn't expect for something like this to happen so soon .
Once again any help would be appreciated .
Thanks

Recovery Mode, whether from the Built in Reocvery HD partition or from Internet Recovery, is there ot specifically to Download and install the Operating system. Although you can do other things when running from the Recovery system, built in or Internet, it's main purpose is for reinstalling the OS and the only way to do that is to download the OS from the internet.
So if you can't download the OS from the internet then you have a Problem with your system or your internet connection. There is nothing else involved.
You say you have a USB install drive of Lion and that also will not complete the install and that you have tried install Mt Lion and that failed. Then the problem is with your system.
The only option left is to Repartition the drive and then try to reinstall. Yes that will erase all your data and programs. So hopefully you have a backup.
If you take the system in to Apple that is exactly what they will do, ERASE the Drive completely and try to reinstall, before they do anything in the way of replacing parts.

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