Restoring your Data from CD / DVD

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Before copying your data to your hard drive, please be sure that you have a bootable operating system and that there is enough free space on your hard drive to hold the recovered data. It is also advisable to transfer only data files. Actual programs should be re-installed from original sources prior to the transfer of data.

The recovered files and/or folders have been transferred to one or more CD/DVD-ROMs. The files on a CD/DVD-ROM have their "read only" attribute set because a CD/DVD-ROM is a "read only" device. Consequently, the files cannot be modified or changed directly on the CD/DVD-ROM. To allow the files to be modified or written to, it is necessary to copy the files to your hard drive. After copying the data to your hard drive, the files' "read only" attributes must be unchecked to allow write operations.

DVD Note:
Before proceeding further, ensure you have a valid DVD reader that was manufactured in year 2000 or later. All formats use a common file system (ISO 9660 + UDF).

The steps are as follows ...

1. After your system has successfully started up, place the CD/DVD in the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

2. Double click on the "My Computer" icon. You should see an icon of your available hard drives and an icon for the CD/DVD-ROM drive.

3. Double click on the CD/DVD-ROM drive to see the recovered data on the CD/DVD. Verify the files and/or folders you require are present.

4. Double click the hard drive and folder that you wish to copy the data files and/or folders to.

5. Now use your mouse to select and drag the required data files and/or folders from the CD/DVD to the destination folder on your hard drive.

6. Now that the data has been copied from the CD/DVD to your hard drive, the read only attribute must be unchecked. Select all the files within a folder by using your mouse to highlight them. Then click the right button of the mouse to bring up the properties box. Now simply uncheck the "read only" attribute checkbox.

Your data can now be loaded and modified directly from your hard drive.

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Revision: Feb 10, 2006