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Amateur Geek
Flightless Bird
Please treat me like a total amateur here. I do not understand much computer
lingo and need the most straight forward, non-technical answer.
I moved this week. I set up my computer which is a 2003 Windows XP
(emachines). When I turned it on, it kept giving me a screen to select "Start
windows normally" or in "Safe Mode". Neither of these worked and I tried over
and over. I eventually hit either F10 or F11 and got a screen that offered to
do a system recovery in a "non-destructive" way. It said I would not lose
files.
However, after doing so, the computer came alive and I thought I was all
set. Unfortunately, the computer thinks I just purchased it. ALL of my
installed programs are gone (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint - Quickbooks,
Adobe illustrator, etc).
In reviewing my hard drive (C), I see a folder on titled "Backup - 9/4/10".
It appears to have ALL my folders and files in it. If I click any of it, it
says "the command cannot be performed".
MY QUESTION, is there any way to restore all my files and programs back to
my computer without any of the original install disks or product-key codes
(as I can no longer find any of these things)?????
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AmateurGeek
lingo and need the most straight forward, non-technical answer.
I moved this week. I set up my computer which is a 2003 Windows XP
(emachines). When I turned it on, it kept giving me a screen to select "Start
windows normally" or in "Safe Mode". Neither of these worked and I tried over
and over. I eventually hit either F10 or F11 and got a screen that offered to
do a system recovery in a "non-destructive" way. It said I would not lose
files.
However, after doing so, the computer came alive and I thought I was all
set. Unfortunately, the computer thinks I just purchased it. ALL of my
installed programs are gone (Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint - Quickbooks,
Adobe illustrator, etc).
In reviewing my hard drive (C), I see a folder on titled "Backup - 9/4/10".
It appears to have ALL my folders and files in it. If I click any of it, it
says "the command cannot be performed".
MY QUESTION, is there any way to restore all my files and programs back to
my computer without any of the original install disks or product-key codes
(as I can no longer find any of these things)?????
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AmateurGeek