Restore From Vista To Windows 7?

Jan 21, 2012

Computer running vista caught a virus and for the foreseeable future is classified as dead. Western Digital Smartware automatic backup was plugged in at the time . This has been scanned and apparently free of infections.New computer is windows 7.All I have done since buying the new computer is load office 2010 and firefox.How do I get the data files, saved passwords, etc etc onto the new computer?Is it possible to create a new user on the new computer and have the backup restore itself to there?

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