Restoring from backups made with Rapid Restore Ultra 4

Hi!
I have a T41 and it (windows XP SP2 + all IBM security software on top) crashed totally after performing some automatic updates from windows update. No worries, I thought and installed all from scratch. While trying to get all the latest software installed I also accidentially went and got the new Rescue and Recovery 4.2 and installed that. Now when I try to get access to the old backups on an USB drive, made with Rapid Restore Ultra, the R&R doesn't recognize the old backups.
Any ideas on how to continue?
I wouldn't like to set up everything again from scratch and hope that the factory settings have a working version of the Rapid Restore pre-installed...
Thanks!
ps. booting with F11 or from the external USB drives "emergency boot disk" do not work. Both end up with automatic reboot of the system without any chance for user input.

Ok... found a solution.
First of all, all backups are deleted when you uninstall Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0, so if all else fails, there's always that option.
However, there is a much easier way to delete backups without having to uninstall the program. Now, let me begin by saying that this is THE MOST COUNTER-INTUITIVE PROCESS ever devised. Get this... in order to delete a backup, you have to select CREATE a backup!! how stupid is that? here's a detailed explanation...
Assumption: You want to delete existing backups created with Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0
1. launch Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0
2. go to the Backup menu and select Backup Now
3. you should see a pie chart... click OK
4. a dialog box will appear asking you where you want to save your backup.
5. uncheck ALL boxes... by unchecking the boxes, you are effectively deleting any existing backups previously created at those locations.
6. click OK... you'll get a warning message telling you that your previous backups will be deleted... just click ok.
7. your existing backups will be deleted!
As stupid as that sounds, that is the OFFICIAL way to delete backups. Way to make it user-friendly guys! Good job! You can also find information about this process here, which I was able to finally dig up after 2 days of googling...
Rapid Restore Ultra 4.0 Manual: ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/pc/pccbbs/thinkvantage_en/rru40mst.pdf
See page 4.
W500: Core2 Duo T9400 / 160GB 7200RPM HD / 4GB PC3-8500 RAM / ATI FireGL v5700 / WUXGA / Vista Business x64

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There may now not be much that can be done. Immediately find your current profile the easiest way of doing that is using
* Help -> Troubleshooting -> Profile [open containing folder]
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Wjosten,
You are absolutely correct, they are very much apart of the backup. I lost all my contacts and did the same thing as you, restored a previous backup. Upon completion of the restore, all my contacts were there. Like you, after 30 seconds, mine too erased. I tried to mess with iCloud with no luck, after re-establishing connection with either wi-fi or cellular, my contacts erased.
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1. Restore from the previous backup (you must watch your phone because you have to be ready for the next step)
2. When your phone restarts, immediately place your phone in "airplane mode" to stop it from connecting to the cloud and wiping away your contacts. (Your contacts will remain until airplane mode is turned off)
3. Within iTunes, search for and download "My Contacts Backup" which is FREE and does not need to connect to the Internet to work.
4. Within iTunes, under the iPhone, navigate to the App's tab and find "My Contacts Backup" and click the install button to have it installed onto your phone.
5. After installed, run the "My Contacts Backup" and follow the prompts. Do not change any settings, they are already properly set up. After it copies all the contacts, it is ready to e-mail out. Email them to an address you can get on your phone.
6. Turn off airplane mode (this will delete the contacts as said above but we have a backup.)
7. Open the e-mail and click on the attachment. Follow the short steps and all your contacts will re-populate.
If you are like me, this fix also took care of my iMac and iPad contacts. I have all 400 contacts back. I hope this helps if you haven't found a fix or anyone that finds this page in the future. While trying to fix this, I stumbled across software that was over $100.00 to fix this problem. This is the free way
FYI - I had the iPhone 5 running 6.0.2
Good luck,
Reed

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