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
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 ????????

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 ????????

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