Help! I just goofed up my computer!
 

I just downloaded a 'tar' backup file from my server to my Mac G3 &d it goofed everything up. I can't access my email or the Internet, (I'm writing this from a different computer, nothing prints etc. What a hassle! I have a CD that says ' Software Install or Restore - To start up from this CD, hold down the C key as the computer starts up' but I'm afraid it might make matters worse.

What do I do? Can you help?

Thanks!

Mike

This email is [email protected] . I can't get email from my regular account 'cause I can't access it!

wait... how did a tarfile hose a mac??

sounds to me your only route is the system restore. then again i don't know much about macs :2 cents:

all I can say is: :1orglaugh :1orglaugh :1orglaugh

:1orglaugh

sorry man i don't have any recent experience with mac systems, goodluck with it and if you figure it out let us know what you did.

If it's a newer mac then it's unix based underneath the pretty interface. If he untarred the backup into / then he's overwritten a heap of his local files. System restore is probably the way to go in this case. :winkwink:

lol... i guess i didn't think someone would do that :) we don't know this person is running osx tho, either...