suspected deleted files

[Michael]

You can use the system restore feature and return to a
point in time before he removed and deleted these files.
If it works then, then just use add/remove to remove the
program he downloaded. You shouldn't need to delete files
manually unless after the remove the main program folder
for that program is still there.

>-----Original Message-----
>My son downloaded a file sharing programme which also
>supplied never ending pop ups. I was not happy about
>this and told him to get rid of all the ads along with
>the programme. He deleted some files and since that time
>my email does not work correctly. It doesn't matter
>which I use, hotmail, yahoo mail and lycos mail all play
>up. Lycos not as often. The problem is not in getting
>and reading the mail, but in sending mail and adding
>attachments. Then it will sometimes, but not always,
>just shut down the email programme without warning, or
>other times upon sending the mail it will 'shut down due
>to a problem with explorer'
>
>I really don't know what is wrong with it, but I feel
>that since it all began when my son deleted files that he
>may have deleted something to do with running my email.
>I know enough about computers to fill the back of a
>postage stamp, but I'd appreciate any suggestions on what
>could be wrong and how it can be fixed. :/
>Please?
>.
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