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I hated windows vista (alot). So I had a friend,(who is a Tech) reformat back to xp service pack 3. Ok, so I really messed up, I cant disk clean (cant do alot of things because I dont have a pro xp installation disk to put in. I mean now I am starting to hate pc's period.
here's the kicker-I lost my "make your recovery" disks, plus wiped out my back- up drive. My so called friend the tech is no where to be found, what can i do without spending money i dont have (i am also handicapped) Please give me some good advice. My last computer was a slimline and after 8 months it burned up on me because of a flaw in the design( too late for warranty)
AM I CURSED???????? PLEASE HELP

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