Recovery files restored

I used recovery manager to backup my data then i went through the restore process and i have a shortcut on my desktop what am i supposed to do with this
i cant seem to access any of the files but they are all there
help

i use outlook and aol they are.pst files just getting those back would be great but i backed up everything with this and if i could restore everything it would be awesome
is there some sort of manual for recovery manager

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How can i restore system recovery files to their original location? (HP Pavillion p6540F desktop)

I have a HP Pavillion P6540F desktop running Windows 7 Home Premium. A few days ago a problem occured with windows which basically wiped out my OS and I had to restore my computer to factory settings. Before restoring my computer I backed up all of my files to a disk. Upon reinstalling windows I placed the disk with all of my recovery files on it into my computer and ran the recovery .exe file which began the download of my files. This all worked perfectly fine but the problem is that these files only saved to a file on my desktop and did not restore to their original locations. Is there any way to get these files to restore to the correct locations on my computer without having to manually drag the folders to their former locations? Honestly I do not know where many of these files were located before the restore, and many items such as preferences for certain programs are impossible for me to relocate. Thanks for the help.
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The backup used in Recovery only restores the files to a folder, leaving the owner to move them.I agree, not the most helpful backup app but better than nothing I suppose.
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Unable to restore System Recovery Files in desktop folder

I owned an HP Pavilion A6037C desktop computer (Running Vista). It began to give me serious issues in July so i used the HP System Backup and Restore program to create a backup of all my files. i saved these files on an external HD so i wouldn't lose my files if the computer crashed. This backup was created in a folder called MINWINPC. In that folder was this file name "Backup Files 2011-5-7 234595". in that folder was a file list
Backup.001.App
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Backup.003.fbw
Backup.004.fbw
and so on ....
I have since removed the first computer (although i still have it in my posession), and have replaced it with an HP Pavilion P6245f desktop running Windows 7.
Now that i have a newer desktop in place i wanted to install some of my old files from my backup that is saved on my external hard drive. i've connected the external hard drive to the new computer and i've ran the Backup.001.App. It restored my old files to a folder on my desktop called "Shortcut to System Recovery Files". It's a rather large file (i believe 50 GB) that is stored in another folder titled "C". In this folder i can see the seperate file folders i'm assuming were from my original desktop. when i access my username and select for instance "My Pictures" folder, it shows a list of all my orginal files. When i double click a picture, it says :
"File not readable. You can not open this file. Please check the readability of this file."
when i try to open any other type of file (such as .pdf's or word documents, or spreadsheets), it basically says the same thing.
"Can not access the document C:\(filelocation). The document may already be open or a read only document. The name and path may be invalid. The document may no longer exist, or it may already be open".
PLEASE HELP   All i want to do is restore my pictures, documents, and emails .   HOW CAN I RESTORE THESE FILES TO MY NEW COMPUTER ????????

I owned an HP Pavilion A6037C desktop computer (Running Vista). It began to give me serious issues in July so i used the HP System Backup and Restore program to create a backup of all my files. i saved these files on an external HD so i wouldn't lose my files if the computer crashed. This backup was created in a folder called MINWINPC. In that folder was this file name "Backup Files 2011-5-7 234595". in that folder was a file list
Backup.001.App
Backup.002.fbw
Backup.003.fbw
Backup.004.fbw
and so on ....
I have since removed the first computer (although i still have it in my posession), and have replaced it with an HP Pavilion P6245f desktop running Windows 7.
Now that i have a newer desktop in place i wanted to install some of my old files from my backup that is saved on my external hard drive. i've connected the external hard drive to the new computer and i've ran the Backup.001.App. It restored my old files to a folder on my desktop called "Shortcut to System Recovery Files". It's a rather large file (i believe 50 GB) that is stored in another folder titled "C". In this folder i can see the seperate file folders i'm assuming were from my original desktop. when i access my username and select for instance "My Pictures" folder, it shows a list of all my orginal files. When i double click a picture, it says :
"File not readable. You can not open this file. Please check the readability of this file."
when i try to open any other type of file (such as .pdf's or word documents, or spreadsheets), it basically says the same thing.
"Can not access the document C:\(filelocation). The document may already be open or a read only document. The name and path may be invalid. The document may no longer exist, or it may already be open".
PLEASE HELP   All i want to do is restore my pictures, documents, and emails .   HOW CAN I RESTORE THESE FILES TO MY NEW COMPUTER ????????

Restoring the recovery files cdrivebackupXX.swm

Hi all,
when I bought a new Lenovo Thinkpad E520, i burned a backup on recovery disks, as was suggested. This week I had a problem with PC and it needs reinstall, so I try to did a factory reset. Everything was good until I found a problem with last recovery DVD. Now my last recovery DVD isn't working and recovery files aren't completed on my recovery partition.
I install a new Windows 7 from other source, but is there any possibility to gain recovery files again? From anywhere?
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Hello and welcome,
This might help - depending on what's wrong with that last DVD: copy it using another machine and try the copy.
If it's a marginal burn that's not readable on your E520 but is on another drive this could get you going. If it's some other problem, then it won't help.
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Do I need to create a recovery file for my new laptop if there is a HP recovery

I have just bought a HP Pavilion 15 Notebook PC 15 - n219 sa
Serial : [Edited for Personal Information]
Product # : F9U67EA#ABU
There is a recovery partition.
I am a bit confused on the issue of recovery file creation. I have found instructions on youtube on the the creation of an image of the laptop but I wonder why I need to do that given there is a HP recovery manager.
Although I do not really know what the manager does.
Can anyone tell me what the best strategy is regarding recovery files for this laptop taking in to account the partition.
After I have done this I wish to remove macfee and install the Norton I bought. Do I need to disable the macafee? If so how do I do this?
Can I remove the macefee to save space on the hard drive?
If you can help with these questions that would be much appreciate.
I gues I just want to do the right thing with this new laptop and avoid deleting too much whilst savinbg space and having a protected machine I can restore.
Thank you
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Hi,
You should definetely create a set of Recovery Media - this is your copy of the operating system. An example of when you may need this would be if you had to replace the Hard Drive - details on creating this can be found on the following HP document.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c03481733&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en
Regarding McAfee, you should uninstall this first before trying to install Norton - you can do this in the usual way by opening Windows Control Panel, open Programs and Features, right click the entry for McAfee and select Uninstall. When the process has completed, restart the notebook before installing Norton.
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Recovery files deleted

Hi,
I deleted my recovery files from (Hp-Recovery D) also from my recycle bin i dont have a previouse version for it to restore but i do have copies of those 20GB files in 5 different CD's but when i try to do the samething as in the past opening the
HP Recovery Manger and try to restore my files it says disabled am trying to use (System Recovery)
It would be great to get an answer how to read those files in my CD's.
The CD's are numbered from 1 to 5 so i wont be making mistakes.

Hi,
You should be able to perform a System Recovery by booting directly from the discs you've created - try the following.
Shutdown the notebook.
Tap away at the esc key as soon as you start the notebook to enter the Start-up Menu.
Insert the disc 1.
Select Boot options menu ( f9 ), use the arrow keys to select the CD/DVD drive and hit enter. You may also get a prompt to 'Press any key to continue' - do this if asked.
This should start the recovery process and you will be prompted when to insert the subsequent discs.
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PREINST.SWM recovery file cannot be read

Hi
My L300D series laptop got a pretty bad virus last month. To be safter I would like to reinstall my Vista. I did not have a recovery partition and did not have a set of recovery CDS that I could find for the laptop. After browsing the forums I decided it was best that I ordered a set directly from toshiba. After a week it finally arrived this thursday.
I began installation as usual and it was doing fine for the first 5 mins and then it gave me the
"PREINST.SWM recovery file cannot be read" error. I tried it click retry almost half a dozen times but nothing happend. all i get is the
                     Cannot read from source file or disk. PREINST.SWM
                      Type SWM file
                     Size 624 MB
                     Date modified 3/1/2007 2:30 PM.
So i read further on the forums and I tried a few other options...
What I have tried:
1. Boot the Recovery disc or HDD image and select System Recovery Options.
2. Follow the prompts until you get to the menu and then select a command prompt.
3. Copy the \zzimages\zzimages directory for all recovery discs to a temp directory on the hard drive (c:\temp). 4. Change to the Bin directory on the first recovery disc and run "tosimagex /apply c:\temp\preinst.swm 1 c:\ /ref c:\temp\preinst*.swm" without the quotes.
D:\BIN>tosimagex /apply c:\temp\preinst.swm 1 c:\ /ref c:\temp\preinst*.swm
WIM File: c:\temp\preinst.swm(1)
Dst File: c:\
App Name: /ref
Total Parts: 10
Add splited image: c:\temp\preinst2.swm
Add splited image: c:\temp\preinst3.swm
Add splited image: c:\temp\preinst4.swm
.\TixRestore.cpp(71): Error FC060002
but when i try and copy the file it gives me a cyclic redundacy error. My next attempt was to place the DVD toshiba shipped me on another computer and try and extract and burn the preinst.swm into another CD so i can copy it to the drive.. but that is the only file that wont copy of the cd.. and crashes my explorer in windows 7...
Now toshiba told me it was a hardware issue.. and my warrantly is over.. adn that i should ge the cd drive fixed.. to which i said.. the CD drive worked last week.. I installed adobe from it.. and the harddrive works just fine.. recent scan had no bad sectors and is more than capable of runnin Linux..from a partition..they had no answer and I havnt heard from them again although i was told they would contact me. I need the laptop ready in the next day or two as spring break is over.
Any suggestions???

I have a Satellite L300D also. I too have a corrupt file on my Vista 64-bit Home Premium restore DVD volume 1 of 2 and have nuked my restore partition. BUT my problem file is a different file than yours. Perhaps we can swap missing files and rebuild and reburn our DVD's? You can contact me directly via email using my username and then append @hotmail.com on the end. I would be happy to help you out and give you PREINST.SWM if you can give me PREINST2.SWM in return. We can do this via FTP, Dropbox or filesharing...whatever you wish. Paying Toshiba $45 for DVD's they should have included for free really bothers me...
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Restored, Made Back Up Files, Restored them via Drive E

Hi,
I originally rececived the BSOD, so I made back up files, & restored the PC. I use Win 7 Home
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Hi,
Thanks & here's what you're looking for I hope! Bear with me as I have never had to go thru this.
1: HP G72 B60us P/N: XG988UA#ABA
2: Restore question, No, When the PC went thru it's own self repair but couldn't fix it, I followed the on screen choices. First I used 8 discs to back up all my files.
Then I chose System Restore for out of box condition. I think you may mean HP system recovery. System restore is not the same thing. Perhaps you also meant HP factory image recovery. Is that the case?
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And clicking on the Computer Icon, it gave me Local C, Recovery drive, & Devices with removeable storage VD RW Drive (E File Backup 1
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What is the installed operating system?
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Hello I had Comodo Dragon firewall on my computer. Along with it is the tech outfit Geek's. I was on line the other day whena message poped up from geek about two major problems on my computer. They told me what it would cost and I said no. I went in to my system to find a diagnostics for this thing. But nothing would work recovery or any thing else. I ended up getting a message my system couldn't be found and that I should disconnect a driver. I screwed with this thing all afternoon finally ended up using a back up disk I made to get back in. I updated microsoft updates and got some of HP's drivers installed. But there is no recovery files on this thing and I can't find a way to make a new back up disk. Some of the HP drivers I was told my system didn't meet the requirements for them. So can any one help me give me some idea how if possible can I get the recovery files back and make a back up disk. I would appreciate any help you can give me. Thank you very much. lee
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Hello @redrabbitt,
I have read your post on how you are not able to recover your computer's operating system, and I would be happy to assist you in this matter!
Since the recovery discs you created are not able to restore the operating system, I recommend following the steps in this document on Obtaining HP Recovery Discs or an HP USB Recovery Drive. This should help you acquire the necessary media to successfully recover the operating system.
Please re-post with the results of your troubleshooting, and I look forward to your reply!
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New hard drive and recovery files

i have a hp pavilion dv6 notebook
i replaced my hard drive beacuse it is broken
but i made a copy of the recovery files in a flash drive
i made a new partition and copied the recovery files in it to make a factory restore but i can't

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The above requested information can be found on the bottom of your computer or inside the battery compartment. Please do not include your serial number. Please enter the model/product information into HP's Online Consumer Support page and post it here for our review.
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Hi every body, i desperately needs help, my desk D is empty from every thing but the recovery file, and it occupies about 200 GB .. i want to remove it or formate the desk, but i'm afraid to lose the recovery file and can't retraive the file again. I tried to search the recovery file here in the toshiba support but i can't even fiend my labtop model. please i really need help by the way my labtop model is: satellite L755-M1LK

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