file transfer from windows 7 to 8 problem

[bigmama1960]

I had a Lenovo Thinkpad of Windows 7 and thanks to Currys it broke. I had used the Lenovo backup system to back the files onto an external HDD. I have had it replaced with a Sony Viao on Winsows 8 and am completely baffled on how to transfer the files onto my new laptop, can anyone help?

Jan

[jumpsuit]

Hi there and welcome to the Community

When you say you backed up files did you use specific software to do this?

(for example Lenovo's OneKey Recovery.)

Did you make an image file, ( e.g. a copy of the whole system) or did you just copy files / folders across to the external drive?