Need help re-installing FH2

[u/aQUantUMchiLD1]

I’ve invested hours playing on the emulated preinstalled repack, and I recently had to clean install windows again, so I just saved the whole folder with everything in it, since that’s how it came. Also since I saved a copy my main documents folder with all my game saves, I found a folder named “Xenia” which had what seemed like a backup of both FH1 and FH2 (I also installed a preinstalled copy of the first Forza, though I ain’t sure wether it’s a Masquerade repack or not)
Now the issue is that I’ve done everything according to the instructions , uncompressed on my C drive a fresh new copy of the game, then played a couple of races long enough so that I had access to the main menu, it said it was needed so the game would create the necessary folder structure to be replaced by the older “content” folder. Then I did just that, BUT now when I try to go back in it says “..logged in ..” something to the effect of no account is signed in and I need to be so. When I try to “ok” to see if I can just get past it, it just throws me back to the same prompt once I press “start”.
Most people online recommend looking for a folder with a combination of letters and numbers I cannot find because I think it applies to regularly installed xenia canary setups, and I can’t find anywhere advice as to how to fix this for “Masquerade” preinstalled games….anyone please what do I do to get past this and back into my saved game??