I lost my system settings

I clicked on my system settings on the dock, picked it up by mistake and it diappeared in another application. Now I can´t find it again. Does anyone know, how I can get it back?

The application System Preferences should be in your Applications folder. I just tried dragging the icon off the Dock, making it disappear, and restored it by dragging from the Applications folder.
If it isn't in your Applications folder, and you can't find it elsewhere, then it is apparently gone. You would have to reinstall from your install disc, unless you have a system backup on, say, an external drive.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301408

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Send a file with the screen errors and system data . Also send a couple of files PDF.
Translates only txt format.
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Дата создания: 2014/09/12
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Версия ОС: 6.2.9200
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Всего физической памяти: 4077252 KB
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Доступная физическая память: 1689940 KB
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Название ОС: Microsoft Windows Vista
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Часовой пояс: Московское время (зима)
Язык: Русский (Россия)
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