[simonblack]

Are you sure that those disks contain the private files? As in a 'backup' rather than the 'recovery' of Windows alone?

Generally speaking, the private files would be backed up separately, and not with the Windows operating system.

Is there any indication of the software used? You could possibly get in touch with the company that produced that software. (If it was Microsoft, then you are SOL.)

[a_simm]

Yes I'm sure. They were made with Windows (probably XP) software and works something like Apple's Time Machine. So if your put in the first cd it will give you an option -- assuming it was the same device apparently -- to overwrite your hard disk to exactly the same state as it was when the recover/ restore / backup - not sure what to call it - was made, including user files. The problem here is that it seems to be locked to the original device or model (can't figure out wich) so it won't start the recovery process.