Where are my files from HP Recovery Manager?

I used the HP Recovery Manager to backup my files before performing a factory reset to correct a BOOTMGR problem.  The program said there were 55MB of files, which seemed right.  I backed them up to a DVD as it instructed me to and it took a few minutes, so it seemed to work correctly.  The factory reset corrected the problem, but now that I am trying to restore my files, the folder Recovery Manager created contains just a few files with seemlingly tiny bits of data associated with programs, not documents, photos, etc.
I have a Pavilion dm4 running Windows 7 Home Premium.
HP Tech Support refused to answer my question as my computer is three weeks out of warranty, but they did try to sell me a $300 a year protection plan with some laughable scare tactics about anti-virus software.  Unbelievable.
How do I restore my files?

Morgando wrote:
I created disks in HP Recovery Manager before restoring my computer to its out of the box state.  I browsed the dvd and don't see "recovery.exe"
How do I get the files back in my system?
If recovery exe is not present, you can use 7-Zip to unpack the .wim files on the dvd to a folder of choice.
http://www.7-zip.org/download.html

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