Rescue and Recovery 4.0 on t43: can't access rescued files in Windows

Strange issue. My hard drive had a serious problem and I had to replace it. Before I did, I ran a rescue files operation, which apparently completed successfully. The problem is, my Documents and Settings folder does not appear in Windows or in DOS. If I run rescue and recovery from the USB recovery media, I can see the folders and all the files in Documents and Settings, and even open some of them using the internal browser. But when I start windows and open the hard drive, all of the other files (Windows, Program files etc) and folders are there, but Documents and Settings is not visible. Ditto for browsing using the command prompt. Really strange. As of now, I cannot recover my documents to my new hard drive. What should I do?

I had this same problem with my rescued Music folder in Vista SP1. Just figured it out!
Go into "Folder Options" in the Control Panel in XP or Vista (should be the same. Use Classic View) and uncheck "Hide Protected Operating System Files". This shows System files and folders.
Head to wherever you rescued those elusive files to.
Since I rescued the Music folder to my USB external drive, the folder F:/Users/Music so on and so forth, is now visible. The simplest way to get these files onto your desktop, Documents, etc (since you can't make them not hidden), is to simply copy the entire folder.
I suggest heading back to Folder Options and checking "Hide Protected Operating System Files" again. Don't want to accidentally delete something you don't want to!
Problem solved! I hope this helps! I just finished copying the files as i wrote this, and can confirm it works for me. Let me know how it goes for you!
Ryan
update: You will need to keep the "Hide Protected Operating System Files" unchecked until you have finished working with the files. To change the files/folders to "not hidden" check out this post: http://www.winvistaclub.com/forum/windows-vista-tips-tutorials/20554-create-super-hidden-system-fold...
You can only go one file/folder at a time. But for ALL 3,000+ music files in F:\Users\Ryan\Music\iTunes.... I only had to unhide Users, Ryan, and Music so it wasn't so bad.
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