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I would be too :whistling:

Well for one thing, never trust McAfee.
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so there is absolutely no way to recover any of the files i had on my computer? what do you suggest i do next?
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I am not sure, I will get back to you to see if it is possible.
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thank you...
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No problem :whistling:

Just hold on!
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ok... i'll be chatting with some tech support guy in bombay in the meantime... :whistling: (i'm trying the live chat at mcafee.com, just so that i can yell at someone...) haha
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Ok I just talked to the Tech Admin... He said it is unlikely but here is something we can hopefully try.

[*]Insert the Windows XP startup disk into the floppy disk drive, or insert the Windows XP CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, and then restart the computer.
Note:Click to select any options that are required to start the computer from the CD-ROM drive if you are prompted to do so.
[*]When the "Welcome to Setup" screen appears, press R to start the Recovery Console.
Note:If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot computer, select the installation that you want to access from the Recovery Console.
[*]When you are prompted to do so, type the Administrator password. If the administrator password is blank, just press ENTER.
[*]At the Recovery Console command prompt, type the following then press Enter:

chkdsk /r


[*]Allow this to run UNDISTURBED until completed (45 min or so)
[*]Report any errors
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ok, i will try this and get back to you... THANK YOU! :whistling:
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No No, Thank YOU :whistling: :blink:
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haha... and you're nice! :whistling:
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No No, Thank YOU :whistling: :blink:



people are so nice here.... this site rocks! good luck "linag"
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This is why I volunteer here. I love to make people happy and fix their problems in every best way I can.

Thanks for the kind words everybody :whistling:
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I LOVE GEEKS TO GO!!!! :whistling:
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Me too!

If we get you back up and running, we are NOT getting you McAfee!

I will give you some free AV choices that are very good and get the job done! :whistling:
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that's great. thank you so much.
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