BIG problem! System's folder got deleted. Please help.

Hi guys..
I have a quite big problem here. I accidently delete my system's folder out of the macintosh HD. I was going to delete a folder right beside it but it appears that i delete the wrong one. I know, pretty stupid eh. Symptoms are: cannot login to the OS when the computers starts; flashing of "prohibitory sign" during the startup constantly for about a minute and booted up on windows (i have windows installed in my MBP).
I've read so many different apple's articles about this. There is one about archive and install (can be found here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=107120 ). It told me to reInstall the OS. So i followed these steps and stopped when i can't select Preserve users and network settings. I assumed that "preserve users and network" is the option that will keep my files rite? The reason im doing this is because I dont want lose all my files inside. There are so many songs and important files inside and I can't think whats going to happen if I lose all that files.
Any of you guys have suggestion or solution to this riddle? Help is greatly appreciated. Thx a for the attention.

Archive and Install will save the old system in a Previous System Folder. It does not delete anything. However, it will not preserve anything that was in your deleted System folder because you deleted it.
A question is how did you empty the Trash? The System folder cannot be deleted unless you authenticate which means you can't delete it 'accidentally.' It's possible the folder is still in the Trash. If that be the case simply open a Finder window on the Trash and drag the System folder back to it's proper location. Of course to do this you will have to be able to start up the computer. If you have a backup system on an external Firewire drive that would do just fine. If not, then you could try to get access to another Mac that supports Firewire. You can then connect the two via Firewire cable. Then boot your computer into Target Disk Mode, then boot the other computer normally. You computer's hard drive will appear on the other computer's Desktop. You can then gain access to the Trash to restore the System folder, assuming you haven't actually emptied the Trash.

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