I figured it out after reading a few of the other posts. Thanks.
Confession: I attempted to not pay more to McAfee for virus removal. I downloaded avg and malbytes malware. They both found all kinds of viruses, trojans, etc. Computer boots up but no programs, no system restore points, no documents from before. Should I give up? Is there hope? Thanks for letting me believe there might be a glimmer.

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