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  Vista OS does not load.  I tried booting and the load screen bar continues to work without success.  When you run the start he stops to c:\windows\system 32\cmd.exe that I don't want to lose my files so I have not reinstalled.  Any suggestions?

  Restore point:

  Try typing F8 at startup and in the list of Boot selections, select Mode safe using ARROW top to go there > and then press ENTER.

  Try a restore of the system once, to choose a Restore Point prior to your problem...

  Click Start > programs > Accessories > system tools > system restore > choose another time > next > etc.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

   

  If restore work not and you do not have a Vista DVD from Microsoft, do a repair disc to do a Startup Repair:

  Download the ISO on the link provided and make a record of repair time it starts.

  Go to your Bios/Setup, or the Boot Menu at startup and change the Boot order to make the DVD/CD drive 1st in the boot order, then reboot with the disk in the drive.

  At the startup/power on you should see at the bottom of the screen either F2 or DELETE, go to Setup/Bios or F12 for the Boot Menu.

  When you have changed that, insert the Bootable disk you did in the drive and reboot.

  http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial148.html

  Link above shows what the process looks like and a manual, it load the repair options.

  NeoSmart containing the content of the Windows Vista DVD 'Recovery Centre', as we refer to him. It cannot be used to install or reinstall Windows Vista, and is just a Windows PE interface to recovering your PC. Technically, we could re-create this installation with downloadable media media freely from Microsoft (namely the Microsoft WAIK, several gigabyte download); but it is pretty darn decent of Microsoft to present Windows users who might not be able to create such a thing on their own.

  Read all the info on the website on how to create and use it.

  http://NeoSmart.net/blog/2008/Windows-Vista-recovery-disc-download/

  ISO Burner: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/active-isoburner.html

  It's a very good Vista startup repair disk.

  You can do a system restart tool, system, etc it restore.

  It is NOT a disc of resettlement.

  And the 32-bit is what normally comes on a computer, unless 64-bit.

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  Data recovery, if/before you reinstall:

  1. slave of your hard drive in another computer and read/save your data out there.

  2. put your Hard drive in a USB hard drive case, plug it into another computer and read/save from there.

  3 Alternatively, use Knoppix Live CD to recover data:

  http://www.Knopper.NET/Knoppix/index-en.html

  Download/save the file Knoppix Live CD ISO above.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

  Download the Vista software from the link above.

  After installing above ISO burning software, right click on the Knoppix ISO file > copy the Image to a CD.

  Knoppix is not installed on your PC; use only the resources of your PC, RAM, graphics etc.

  Change the boot order in YOUR computer/laptop to the CD/DVD Drive 1^st in the boot order.

  Plug a Flash Drive/Memory Stick, BOOT with the Live CD, and you should be able to read the hard drive.

  When the desktop loads, you will see at least two drive hard icons on the desktop (one for your hard drive) and one for the USB key.

  Click on the icons of hard drive to open and to understand which drive is which.

  Click the icon for the USB drive and click on "Actions > Change the read/write mode" so you can write to disk (it is read-only by default for security reasons).

  Now to find the files you want to back up, just drag and drop them on the USB. When you're done, shut down the system and remove the USB key.

  See you soon.

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner

• My Vista 32 does not work with Abby Fine Reader 5.0 Sprint

  My Vista 32 does not work with Abby Fine Reader 5.0 Sprint. I have Adobe Reader 9.5. Can I both... Can I uninstall Abby?

  Hello

  I would like to inform you that Abbyy Fine Reader Sprint 5.0 is an optical character recognition program. It takes a scanned image and converts it to editable text, such as Microsoft Word or Excel.

  You can view the following link to learn more on this subject:

  ABBYY FineReader Sprint
  http://www.ABBYY.com/finereader_sprint/

  You can go through the link and uninstall Abbyy FineReader Sprint 5.0 as Adobe offers the same functionality.

  See the following steps to uninstall it:

  a. click the Start button and select Panel.

  b. select programs and features in the menu.

  c. in the programs and features window, search for Abbyy FineReader Sprint 5.0 in the list of programs.

  d. select the option Uninstall. (If you are prompted for an administrator password or a confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.)

  e. follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstall and then restart the computer if prompted.

  Hope this information is useful.

• Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 installation with the 4th vista disc does not work. What should I do?

  Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 installation with the 4th vista disc does not work.  What should I do?

  Hello

  You get no matter what error code or error message?

  There seems to be a problem with the file missing in the rear disc system. I suggest you to refer to the following Microsoft article and check if it helps.

  Flight Simulator 2004: known video issues: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823628

  If the steps in the Microsoft article mentioned above do not help, then it would be best to ask your question in the Microsoft Game support forum.

  Microsoft Flight Simulator Games Forum: http://www.fsinsider.com/

  Or contact support for Microsoft Flight Simulator game: http://www.microsoft.com/Products/Games/FSInsider/tips/Pages/default.aspx

  Hope the information is useful.

• Vista SP2 does not updated Windows because the Windows Modules Installer (Trustedinstaller.exe) crashing

  Hello.
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  Exception offset: 0013b 972
  OS version: 6.0.6002.2.2.0.768.2
  Locale ID: 2057
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  3 more information: 93a 4
  "Additional information 4: 172cbe47bfd87945783d7b08d7f02897.

  Update history shows a number of updates that haved 'impossible' to install accordingly.
  Any ideas how to solve this problem for all my PC install Windows updates pending?

  Thank you very much!

  Hi Spoon579,

  Jose is correct that we need more information. Without any information only generic suggestions that we can supply to run SFC/scannow here or CheckSUR here

• I got the job of Corel Wordperfect Suite 7 on Windows XP. I tried to work with this application on Vista, it does not work.

  I got the job of Corel Wordperfect Suite 7 on Windows XP. I bought another computer, I tried to work with this application on Vista, it does not work.

  I tried not to work with Windows 7. Please can someone help me. I took a few photos for businesscards en other extensions in collaboration with .wpg and .shw.

  ERL
  Rob

  I got the job of Corel Wordperfect Suite 7 on Windows XP. I bought another computer, I tried to work with this application on Vista, it does not work.

  I tried not to work with Windows 7. Please can someone help me. I took a few photos for businesscards en other extensions in collaboration with .wpg and .shw.

  ERL
  Rob

  Keep in mind that WordPerfect 7 is a very old version - eight versions. Usually very old versions of almost any program do not work on newer versions of Windows. I don't know about you, but I suspect that you must upgrade to a newer version of WordPerfect.

• Vista system does not see the files that are on a CD of HP, Intuit and others

  CD allows you to install different products does not work on my Vista Ultimate system when the CD has been made by the manufacturer to support Windows and Mac OS.  These CD work in an XP system and a Windows 7 system. I have two optical drives on the Vista system (two allow DVD writing) and installation CD fail the same way in the two discs.

  If I share a CD drive on the Windows 7 or XP System I and then place the CD in the drive, I can see all the files on the Vista system.  Another CD that do not also for Mac OS work well in all my systems. So far, a single CD of Intuit and two HP is failing.

  I made several complete scans of my system searching for virus using two tools each of Norton and Microsoft and can't find anything.

  When I said above fail, I wanted to say that Windows Explorer displays an incomplete list of files on the CD. To be more precise, the list displayed on the Windows vista system does not include autorun.inf or setup.exe. There are also listed things that should not be registered on a Windows install CD. VolumeIcon.icns and background for example. Basically, it seemed something to tell readers that they are on a Mac system.

  Earlier today, I solved this problem. It seems that someone (probably me or my son) XPlay 3 was installed on the system. For some reason, this included a copy of MacDrive. I think that MacDrive caused the problem by making the part Apple Mac of the CD to be the only part that was visible to my system. I uninstalled XPlay 3 and everything works fine now.

• Computer laptop Toshiba Satellite A200, Vista, microphone does not work! Any help please!

  Computer laptop Toshiba Satellite A200, Vista, microphone does not work! Any help please!

  Hello

  Check with Toshiba support, online documentation and drivers (update or reinstall), and
  ask in their forums.

  Toshiba - Forums
  http://laptopforums.Toshiba.com/

  Toshiba - Contacts
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/navShell.jsp?CF=su_contact

  Toshiba - drivers - access your model
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/home.jsp?NAV=download

  Toshiba - Support
  http://www.CSD.Toshiba.com/cgi-bin/TAIS/support/JSP/home.jsp

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  How to activate Audio devices hidden in Vista and Windows 7
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/143447-audio-device-enable-hidden-devices.html

  Connect one microphone, music player or other audio device to your computer (you want to be sure
  the mic input is enabled)
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/connect-a-microphone-music-player-or-other-audio-device-to-your-computer

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  Pilots may also need to be updated:

  Control Panel - device - SOUNDS - look for HD Audio Manager - Mine said RealTek high definition
  Audio (this is an example and you can have an other name/maker).

  Make sure you write down the description and model double click top - tab drivers - write version. Now
  Click on update drivers who cannot do anything like MS is far behind the certification of drivers. Then RIGHT
  CLICK above and UNINSTALL - REBOOT - this will rebuild the driver stack.

  If your driver shows 06 you have the default windows and part of the question.

  Go to the system manufacturer's website and get the latest Audio/Sound drivers - download - SAVE - go to the place where you
  Put them - right click on Reboot - RUN AS ADMIN -.

  Check the Version tab of the driver in the Device Manager as the restoration of the sound card drivers often
  and then install the latest version. Restart and check after each test, not
  rare to have to run the pilot of 1 to 4 times or more. Just the version make sure you
  installed shows upward on the tab of the driver.
  
  Then navigate to the site of the manufacturer of the device and search for the drivers more recent and repeat the installation procedure.

  Look at the sites of the manufacturer for drivers - and the manufacturer of the device manually.
  http://pcsupport.about.com/od/driverssupport/HT/driverdlmfgr.htm

  How to install a device driver in Vista Device Manager
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/193584-Device-Manager-install-driver.html

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  After the updated driver.

  Click with the right button on the speaker near clock - recorders - right click in the box - check see the
  Disconnected devices and show disabled devices - check your micro - highlight
  then on lower right properties. Make sure that the appropriate injector is selected and check
  other parameters - levels tab make sure that MUTE is disabled and APPLY / OK to change.

  Also in the search for some Audio Manager Panel (perhaps named after the manufacturer of the sound driver). Mine
  is the RealTek Audio Manager, yours can be quite different name if you have one.

  How to activate Audio devices hidden in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/143447-audio-device-enable-hidden-devices.html

  Connect one microphone, music player or other audio device to your computer
  http://windowshelp.Microsoft.com/Windows/en-us/help/b0e3d7fb-1b4a-4926-8254-65da289209261033.mspx

  Problems with sound and audio or no sound - a Mr Fixit
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/NO_SOUND

  I hope this helps.

• Windows vista desktop does not, can not click on icons. new PC toshiba laptop

  Windows vista desktop does not, can not click on icons. new PC toshiba laptop

  Windows vista desktop does not, can not click on icons. new PC toshiba laptop

  Your desktop icons may be damaged.

  This tutorial should help you to fix this. Use method 1.

  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/117229-icon-cache-rebuild.html

  t-4-2

• Administrator log - on: can someone tell me why Windows Vista Premium does not create a user profile ADMINISTRATOR for me by default

  Can someone tell me why Windows Vista Premium does not create a user profile ADMINISTRATOR for me by default, as I am the main user and why he keeps me access to many programs and features in Windows, including installation and view and edit privileges?  How can I set up my profile as ADMINISTRATOR rather than another user profile and get rid of all the other profiles?  Please write to * address email is removed from the privacy * for your answer.

  Steve

  Can someone tell me why Windows Vista Premium does not create a user profile ADMINISTRATOR for me by default, as I am the main user and why he keeps me access to many programs and features in Windows, including installation and view and edit privileges?  How can I set up my profile as ADMINISTRATOR rather than another user profile and get rid of all the other profiles?  Please write toEmail removed privacy for your answer.

  Steve

  Let me soce entry details:

  1. all computers need to have at least one administrator account. It will not work without it.
  It does NOT, however, create a profile For YOU defaultAdmin. It belongs to the user or the owner to create and decide who is Admin, and who is a regular user.
  2. even an admin account will not get to install and change the settings automatically. UAC (user account control) always appears to ask for confirmation of the task by clicking on continue, or by typing the admin password.
  3 be the main user is not to be an administrator. It is up to the user/owner of the computer to be configured as such.
  That said, now my question... How do you know that you're not an admin?

  t-4-2

• 'Windows 7 search' does not & "indexing does not work" (on libraries)

  'Windows 7 search' does not & "indexing does not work" (on the libraries).

  How can I correct (get indexing and searching for work) research one of the features of pride & joy MS on Librearies?

  The Indexing Options Control Panel indicates "Indexing does not work" & the library places panel shows Unresponsive.

  The service started Windows search and then stopped.

  Look forward to any suggestions

  Ed.

  Hello EdJarvis,

  Thanks for the return of the response.  Below is a link with the same problem reported.  You did some of the steps listed to try, but there are others listed.

  Windows Search service does not (Windows 7)

  http://answers.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows/Forum/Windows_7-performance/Windows-Search-service-is-not-running-window-7/3d7858e1-c3d3-4149-9EC1-640f319c0137

  Please let us know status.

• Why B * TREE index does not work when ask explicit type conversion.

  What is the job of back-end of B * column indexed with numeric type data when to perform explicit Conversion in the WHERE clause of number of Char.

  Basically my question is why index does not work when applying both sides TO_CHAR conversion in where clause?

  Let's say we have a table with 1 million rows

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Create Table T (collar number);

  -The unique index on the column.

  CREATE A UNIQUE IDX_T ON T (CSA COL) INDEX.

  -Insert the statement on the table with million lines

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Begin

  For I In 1.1000000 loop

  Insert Into Values T (I);

  End loop;

  COMMIT;

  End;

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  We have different situations using

  explain plan for select col from t where col =?;

  SELECT * FROM TABLE (DBMS_XPLAN. DISPLAY);

  Case 1.  Where COL = 50555;

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  | ID | Operation | Name | Lines | Bytes | Cost (% CPU). Time |

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  0 | SELECT STATEMENT |       |     1.    13.     0 (0) | 00:00:01 |

  1.  INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | IDX_T |     1.    13.     0 (0) | 00:00:01 |

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Information of predicates (identified by the operation identity card):

  ---------------------------------------------------

  1 - access ("COL" = 50555)

  Case 2.  Where COL = '50555';

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  | ID | Operation | Name | Lines | Bytes | Cost (% CPU). Time |

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  0 | SELECT STATEMENT |       |     1.    13.     0 (0) | 00:00:01 |

  1.  INDEX UNIQUE SCAN | IDX_T |     1.    13.     0 (0) | 00:00:01 |

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Information of predicates (identified by the operation identity card):

  ---------------------------------------------------

  1 - access ("COL" = 50555)

  Case 3.  Where TO_CHAR (COL) = 50555;

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  | ID | Operation | Name | Lines | Bytes | Cost (% CPU). Time |

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  0 | SELECT STATEMENT |      |     1.    13.   470 (6) | 00:00:06 |

  1.  TABLE ACCESS FULL | T    |     1.    13.   470 (6) | 00:00:06 |

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Information of predicates (identified by the operation identity card):

  ---------------------------------------------------

  1 - filter (TO_NUMBER (TO_CHAR ("COL")) = 50555)

  Case 4. Where TO_CHAR (COL) = '50555';

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  | ID | Operation | Name | Lines | Bytes | Cost (% CPU). Time |

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  0 | SELECT STATEMENT |      |     1.    13.   463 (5) | 00:00:06 |

  1.  TABLE ACCESS FULL | T    |     1.    13.   463 (5) | 00:00:06 |

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Information of predicates (identified by the operation identity card):

  ---------------------------------------------------

  1 - filter (TO_CHAR ("COL") = '50555')

  Why the access descriptor became predicate to filter in case 3 and 4?

  Please, help me understand.

  ACCESS (Index Scan) - Oracle tries to use an index one try to access a table row that they are interested.

  FILTER (full table scan) - Oracle has no any tool to directly get to the table of ranks it is interested in, so it must pass all the lines and then filter the rows that match the main condition.

• Assistant smart index does not appear

  Hello!
  I am fighting a serious problem while developing RoboHelp office x 3.
  Assistant smart index does not appear anywhere.
  Don't ~ ~, nothing associated with Smart indext Wizard does not appear in the program.
  Have I not bad installation?
  Someone help me.
  

  Hello dsfda and welcome to our community

  Using RoboHelp for Word or RoboHelp HTTML? Assuming that RoboHelp HTML, have you tried looking at the Tools menu?

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• Vista Search & indexing does not work

  When I go to Control Panel/Indexing Options/Advanced/show Options all the locations of some files are to check, but the OS(c:) est grisée.) I had turned off at the same time & now cannot get it turned back on.

  How to make this work?

  Why indexing taking so long?

  Why can't stop indexing or turn it off for awhile (it interferes with other programs sometimes)?

  Why seek complex with a bunch of drop downs and it usually does not even get just a subfolder. I searched (using the F command) 3 letters in a title only and got a response from an area not indexed that contains NONE of the letters, and it took several minutes. @!

  Some MS answers say to use the troubleshooting Index feature, but it doesn't seem to be indexing window.

  Hello

  These two showed more problems of search for Windows 7, however, they also seem to be
  able to affect Vista as well.

  
  1. one thing that seems to have an impact on several is the bit REACH has been set on some files
  Index cannot be set and search for cannot be found. So the ATTRIB-a *. * bps, which means archive
  is REMOVED for the files in the folder/directory Parent (top) and those in all the subfolders/sup-
  directories.

  Check out this link.
  http://mikekirby.spaces.live.com/blog/CNS! E008D856FA702CAC! 758.entry

  How to play and off the read-only file and folder attribute in Windows (see the second method)
  http://www.SevenForums.com/tutorials/63741-read-only-file-folder-attribute.html

  ------------

  2 another problem seems to be McAfee and some other antivirus programs are interfering with the
  Index or search functions. McAfee, must be uninstalled using the uninstall routine in
  Windows AND the removal of McAfee too of course no remains are left. (Possibly other antivirus
  programs are also what causes this error.) Of course, you want to move to another antivirus
  MSE (Microsoft Essentials), Avast or other.

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  Windows Search does not work or research are slower
  http://support.Microsoft.com/GP/windows_search

  Troubleshooting Windows Vista search & indexing errors
  http://www.WinVistaClub.com/T24.html

  Reconstruction of the Index in Windows Vista
  http://www.howtogeek.com/HOWTO/Windows-Vista/rebuilding-the-search-index-in-Windows-Vista/
  How to enable or disable the search Index in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/69564-index-enable-disable.html
  Improve Windows searches using the index: frequently asked questions
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/improve-Windows-searches-using-the-index-frequently-asked-questions

  ================================

  Tips for finding files
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/tips-for-finding-files

  How to use advanced search in Vista Options
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/75451-advanced-search.html

  How to restore the page button on the Start Menu after installing Vista SP1
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/145787-Search-start-menu-button-restore-after-SP1.html

  How to restore the context Menu item search after installing Vista SP1

  
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/134065-search-context-menu-item-restore-after-Vista-SP1.html

  How to create a shortcut on the desktop search in Vista
  http://www.Vistax64.com/tutorials/126499-search-desktop-shortcut.html

  ----------------------------------------------------------

  Win Key F opens advanced search

  Searching in Windows Vista, part 1
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/searching-in-Windows-Vista-part-1-secrets-of-the-search-box

  Part 2
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/searching-in-Windows-Vista-part-2-Start-menu-and-control-panel-search-tips

  Part 3
  http://Windows.Microsoft.com/en-us/Windows-Vista/searching-in-Windows-Vista-part-3-using-advanced-search-for-those-hard-to-find-files

  I hope this helps.

  Rob Brown - MS MVP - Windows Desktop Experience: Bike - Mark Twain said it right.

• Vista Ultimate does not start: c:\windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe is corrupt failed error code = 0 x 2

  All of a sudden I started my laptop and Windows does not load.  I received a message "failed to nobulate".  I searched in the help forums and found that I could create a boot CD (because the OS came preinstalled on Dell INspiron 1720 laptop computer).  I tried to perform a Startup Repair 11 times.  The repair details show:

  Boot critical file c:\windows\system32\ntkrnlpa.exe is corrupt failed error code = 0 x 2

  I also tried to visit the advanced repair and selecting to restore from an earlier point in time, but I relieve error that no previous points are detected.

  Help, please!  I '; ve been against a week and need back up and going.  Thank you!

  Sue

  Dell recovery options:

  http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=339949

  Above is Dell to reinstall Vista from the DVD on your computer.

  http://supportapj.Dell.com/support/topics/global.aspx/support/DSN/en/document?journalid=67E9C215C4BABD6CE040AE0AB5E14F05&docid=336966

  And that way if you have a recovery partition on your hard drive.

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  Data recovery:

  1. slave of your hard drive in another computer and read/save your data out there.

  2. put your Hard drive in a USB hard drive case, plug it into another computer and read/save from there.

  3 Alternatively, use Knoppix Live CD to recover data:

  http://www.Knopper.NET/Knoppix/index-en.html

  Download/save the file Knoppix Live CD ISO above.

  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

  http://isorecorder.alexfeinman.com/isorecorder.htm

  Download the Vista software from the link above.

  After installing above ISO burning software, right click on the Knoppix ISO file > copy the Image to a CD.

  Knoppix is not installed on your PC; use only the resources of your PC, RAM, graphics etc.

  Change the boot order in YOUR computer/laptop to the CD/DVD Drive 1^st in the boot order.

  Plug a Flash Drive/Memory Stick, BOOT with the Live CD, and you should be able to read the hard drive.

  When the desktop loads, you will see at least two drive hard icons on the desktop (one for your hard drive) and one for the USB key.

  Click on the icons of hard drive to open and to understand which drive is which.

  Click the icon for the USB drive and click on "Actions > Change the read/write mode" so you can write to disk (it is read-only by default for security reasons).

  Now to find the files you want to back up, just drag and drop them on the USB. When you're done, shut down the system and remove the USB key.

  See you soon

  Mick Murphy - Microsoft partner