I think I deleted something I shouldn't have

I just got my computer back from getting a new hard drive installed and I wanted to restore everything from my back up hard drive on to my new drive. I tried just copying what I had, but it wouldn't complete. I started trashing some stuff off the new hard drive and I guess I threw the wrong folder in there, because it just froze up. Now my computer wont boot up. I just get the message to turn off my computer by holding down the power button for several seconds. Is there any way to just start all over and reinstall Mac OS X?

Hey Ian, Thanks for your response.
Unfortunately, I have already tried inserting the startup disk to no avail. When I insert the disk, nothing happens. The screen that comes up telling me to "restart your computer" is followed by the screen dimming and all kinds of computer language coming up over it (as you can tell, I'm not too computer saavy). The word "panic" does appear on the screen a couple of times, and it also mentions not being able to find the driver. The final line is "Panic: we are hanging here". Is it possible I threw my drivers in the trash, and if so, what does that mean and how can I resolve this problem? Any help on the matter is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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Can you open the Preview program without loading a file, like by itself?
If it doesn't load then I suspect a corrupt Preview preference file.
Deleting the System Preference or other .plist file
Can you open other files with Preview, like jpg's and images?
How about other PDFs? or is it just that one you have downloaded?
Run through this list of fixes
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I think I did something I shouldn't have :P

so if you read my previous discussion, I was having iPhoto problems. I found an RC build of lightroom, and so thinking I had around 6,000 pictues in iPhoto, and thinking I'll just drag them all on the desktop, after a while I thought it wasn't a good idea, so tried to delete them and do eent by event, no my computer freezes, like I turned it off and turning it back on again, after 30 seconds to a minute, it freezes but I can still do the mouse. I thought it would be a good idea, but it wasn't. I just should have ben goingeen by event likee I was, but I thought this would be better. Any help is really apreciated. I'm on a different computer and have mine shut down to let it cool off before trying again. Trying not to freak out again. Running Lion

Well, if you downloaded a release candidate of any software for free which has not been released publicly and would cost money if it was, then you pirated software. According to the ToU of these forums, we are not allowed to discuss such matters:
Keep within the Law
No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
I will say this much:
Sounds as though you will have to wipe your drive and reinstall. Good luck.

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I have a Power Book OS 10.4.11 and cant access my radio library. I believe I deleted something I should not have. How do I reload Itunes and will I loose my music I loaded? I do not have the original software. I was trying to free up some memory and removed the wrong thing.

If you mean the listing of internet streams that seems to have disappeared for many users of older iTunes versions over week ago. Probably some update at Apple broke older versions. No idea if it will ever come back but you can open stream URLs you find on the web and save them in playlists.

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I uninstalled my firefox cause I edited something I shouldn't have why is it all my extension and bookmark didn't disappear?. If those didn't reset to zero then did the files I edited in firefox didn't disappear?.

What kind of change(s) did you make?
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Basic+Troubleshooting
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox
Firefox stores your personal data in the Firefox profile folder and that data is not affected by an uninstall and reinstall.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox

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All of a sudden my screen is not rotating. Did I accidentally hit something I shouldn't have?

Look and see if there is a lock icon in the upper right corner of the iPad screen. If the icon is there, that indicates that you locked the screen orientation.
There are wo ways to unlock the screen - depending on how you have the settings configured on your iPad.
Check the side switch above the volume rocker on the side of the IPad. Flip the switch. If the lock icon goes away, the screen is unlocked and you had the iPad set to use the side switch for screen orientation.
The other place to look is in the task bar. Double tap the home button and swipe to the right at the bottom of the screen. Look all the way to the left. If there is a lock icon there, tap that to unlock the screen. Then tap the screen above the task bar to get back to the home screen.
IF ... There was no lock icon in the upper right corner of the screen, reboot the iPad and see if that unlocks the orientation.
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i deleted something i should'nt have, when i power on my mac book air, all that comes up is a blinking question mark, what do i do?

Reinstall from Recovery Partition, hold down Command + R at power on

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I think i deleted something importent by accident?

is there a way to reinstall it without installing the whole os x software again?
I tested the hdd via the administration tool and it says: Warnung: Die SUID-Datei „System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent“ wurde geändert und wird nicht repariert. ( Danger: ....was changed and can't be repaired)
Is that importent??? I'm a bit confused =)
thx for your help

vTx wrote:
Warnung: Die SUID-Datei „System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/ARDAg ent“ wurde geändert und wird nicht repariert.
Is that importent???
nö !
Meldungen des Festplatten-Dienstprogramms zum Reparieren der Zugriffsrechte des Volumes, die Sie gefahrlos ignorieren können

Help! I've downloaded something I shouldn't have

I need help. All I wanted to do was create a "siggy." I looked for Adobe Photoshop that worked with Windows XP. I downloaded CS6 13.0.1.1 because it said it worked with Windows XP. Now I have a problem and do not know what to do...I downloaded this two days ago and it's still not working. It's on my computer but it's still downloading...I've tried to delete it by add or remove and delete after searching, but it will not go away. Can someone help me? I just need a trial download that works with Windows XP to creat a siggy and then be done with it. I don't want to pay $699 for a siggy. First I need to remove this from my computer...

I cannot promise anything with getting rid of it but I can try alittle until someone who knows this beast comes along.
You say the file is still downloading. Have you shutdown your computer since this all started? You should try that first.
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I May Have Delelted Something I Shouldn't Have

Uh oh...heh.
What does it mean if my inserts have slash marks through them? It still has the effect names, but there are slashes through them and I'm getting no audio.
I just upgraded to LE 8 today, but in the process, I deleted everything that had to do with Logic (aside from my song files) and re-installed LE 7, then upgraded to LE 8. I'm wondering if during my mass deletion, I might have done something to make this happen. But then again, I re-installed everything, so it doesn't seem like there should be an issue.
Sorry if this post seems a little haphazard. But does anyone know why there are slash marks through the presets, or why I am getting no audio? Thanks a lot in advance!

Nevermind, I figured it out.

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gmail works fine and some sites come up quickly. Facebook and many other websited will not load.

AND yea i afraid to sync my iphone and lose everything ;( i had everything perfect sync ing perfect ical,contacts,mail,apps and now sence new library I dont wana lose everything.....my hole life runs on my fone i need help bad

Keyboard non-functioning - may have deleted something essential!

Help! My keyboard has stopped working. Inexplicably, the mouse is fine, but nothing comes up when I type. I suspect that I may have deleted something essential.
I was ruthlessly deleting things off my hard drive in an attempt to make iMovie and iDVD work properly - getting rid of unused printer drivers, etc. - and I'm afraid I might have deleted something I shouldn't have. Everything worked fine until I tried to type a title into iDVD, at which point the program promptly shut down. I double-clicked the Keyboard and Mouse control panel, and the system folder promptly closed (I could open the other control panels without issue). I tried to do a restart in safe mode, and the shift key seemed to work to get that going, but I couldn't type in my password in the log-in screen!
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I will appreciate any help!!
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hi there-
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My iPhoto isn't opening... I think I deleted an important file when I was using MacKeeper. Anyways, it says something about quitting unexpectedly. PLEASE HELP!

As I was mentioning in the question, I think I deleted an important file using MacKeeper. I was trying to create more space on my laptop, but I'm not sure what I touched. But whenever I click on iPhoto, it takes awhile to open, but then a file pops up saying that iPhoto quit unexpectedly. It then has all these letters and codes which I guess it stands for the problem. The photo below is what is popping up.
I'm just a girl in dying need of help! I don't know much about Apple obviously. Any help at all is greatly appreciated!

No one needs MacKeeper
If you still have problems after removing MacKeeper, I suggest you download and install EtreCheck from http://etresoft.com/etrecheck
Run EtreCheck and publish report here
Allan

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