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My computer had to be reboot with an HP tech rep, but he made sure I backep up my files on a usb drive.  Now, my computer back working as though new, but I inserted the usb drive and see all the files under .wim file.  Can someone please give me the steps, How do I open .wim files after backup.

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Please find the weblink given below might help you.

 

 

Restoring Files that were Backed Up Using HP Recovery Manager (Windows 7)

 

 

 

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If I open the backup files, will they overwrite my current files and therefore lose data I have created since the backup? Thanx for the response.

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Use 7-zip software for extract .wim files. download 7 zip from here or go to www.7-zip.org/download.html. Visit: www.infolet.org

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how do i open wim file after backup

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Thanks, no matter how many boxes I checked to recover, the Recovery Manager failed at 69% or 78% (usually 78%)!! Tried 8 times with different boxes checked to recover different files.
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My computer had to be restored after some windows problems. Prior to restore, all files were backed up.  Now, my computer back working as though new, buNow after restore when I open my back ups, I get all these files with the suffix .WIM. Some of these files are very large, so I guess they contain my backup data. But how do I open these files please?

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Hello everyone.  I understand you're having trouble accessing the files on your backup discs.

Take a look at this thread and follow the steps.  It should allow you to access the files inside your *.WIM archives.

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Thanks, that link was helpful.  Now, how to I reinstall programs like Word, Kapersky and files such as Favorites?  Any assistance would be appreciated.

 

Thanks.

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