FINDER WONT OPEN. NEED SUPPORT ASAP

I ACCIDENTALLY MOVED ALL FILES FROM FINDER CONTENT RESROUCES INTO THE TRASH. NOW BECAUSE ALL THE FINDER RESOURCE IS IN THE TRASH FINDER WONT OPEN. ERROR 10810 AND NOW TRASH WONT OPEN COS IS ALSO A FINDER. PLEASE HELP ASAP.

> I have a new mac and on the very first day I did the exact same thing.
I would suggest taking advantage for your free customer support for your new system, and all Apple.  They can talk you through it. Or if you are near an Apple store, take your Mac in.
If you cannot shutdown, you can hold the power button for 5 to 10 seconds and the system will power off.  This is generally a lousy way to shutdown your Mac, but it will force a reboot when you power back up.
Then insert your installation DVD you got with your new Mac, and hold down the "C" key right after you power on your Mac.  It should boot from your installation DVD.
If your installation DVD does not work, then it is most likely defective and you will need to contact Apple support for a replacement (and/or visit an Apple Store).

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