Full restore of backup file system

I had to reinstall Windows Vista. I did a back up of computer files in the backup and Restore Center. Now, I want to restore the computer to the previous configuration using the files back. Is this possible? Restore using advanced and restore all files produces an error 0 x 80070057. Boot using F8 and do a restor there fails to find the backup.

Hello

If you've made the system image backup, you can restore the computer to its original state.

Please refer to the below mentioned link for more information about the system restore:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/restore-your-computer-from-a-system-image-backup

Please refer to the below mentioned link for more information about the backup and restore:

http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/back-up-and-restore-frequently-asked-questions

Kind regards

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