Please help me. I'm an idiot.

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From: owen (spam_at_spam.com)
Date: 09/26/04 

Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 17:03:02 +0100

I accidentally deleted some files that I really need (from Recycle Bin,
too!). No I didn't keep a backup. Like I said, I'm an idiot.

I heard a rumour you can "roll back" mistakes like this somehow, you can "go
back in time" to a previous system state? Is this true?

I've got Windows XP Professional.

What a bad day I'm having.

Oh dear.

Thanks,
Owen

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