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Place your backup in the appropriate drive to restore the documents you backed up before starting this procedure and re-install your applications. This is located in the lower left hand corner of the screen. To restore your backup, choose "All programs" and "Accessories." Then choose "System Tools" and "Backup." When the Backup program is opened, click "Next" to continue. " Click "Next" to continue to the next pane. Click "Browse" to find your backup in either the CD or the thumb drive and then "Next" to continue. It may take some time to restore completely if it was a large backup. Click "Close" when the restoration is complete. The files from your backup should appear on your newly formatted computer.
Get your disc or thumb drive containing your backup. Click on the "Start" menu. Select "Restore Files and Settings. Click "Finish" to mount your backup.