file restore

I did a file restore from a backup program (Retrospect), but I cannot seem to be able to do anything with the folder it created, even delete it. The folder icon is grayed out..? I do have permissions on it, and am the owner, and also have admin privileges. Opening a cmd prompt as admin, and...

Hi I have a pic that had the dreaded Zepto virus I have removed that and I thought I was doing well as I had backed up my files to an external drive however here is where the problem is I can view the files in control panel and in the one that shows the file changes and all the files are there...

I performed the Windows 7 backup doing this: Control Panel >System and Security>Backup and Restore, but I did not select specific files to backup (such as those on my hard drive). Will those files be included as well? The computer where all the files were has now been restored so if I did...

Just recently my "Changing desktop backgrounds" failed to work, I could only change backgrounds/themes to the ones already listed in the "Personalization" themes window. It is due to some program download, Windows Update or a system setting that I had changed somehow and I have tried just about...

Hi A while back I posted about how my Norton Ghost didn't work when I finally needed it. Well, to day when messing around in Disk Management in relation to reinstalling Windows 8 which has also stopped working I through negligence deleted the wrong partition. Instead of the Windows 8...

Recently I used my external HD as the location for the BackUp Windows insisted I do. But backup doesn't tell you how much space it will occupy and I realized I didn't have as much as I thought I needed on my HD, so I stopped it. But now my HD logo and properties have changed. The logo looks like...

Restore Folders/Files From External Hard Drive to New Windows 7 Hello I am trying to switch over my sister computer from Vista to windows 7. I used a Western digital 1 TB external hard drive Drive (G: and ran the windows Vista back-up from her account *not the hidden administrator account...

Can't restore my files from vista..to 7...have them on external drive i know they are there...used to restore this new dell laptop and it worked fine....installed 7 and followed what help said to do the restore.... no luck...... Problem with zip file? Any ideas?

Before I came to post here, I considered every possible alternative to "it just dissapeared". I'm by no means a novice user, and also by no means a complete expert. I've been in user support for over 12+ years so I can safely assume I know what I'm talking about...and I hope you can too...

Help is needed for geting backed up files from w7 to vista. hey all ive installed vista back becuase i have been having probles with vireses and worm holes ive backed up all from windows 7 and whant to get the files from the backup to be restorde to vista but how do i get the files to be put...