System Preferences Trashed - where now?

[macnewboy]

Evening,

Whilst my mate was trying to look at the mac debating whether to purchase a mac, I left him alone to then come back to a red face and I think I have deleted some stuff!!??

I have since found the system preferences icon has a no entry type sign over it and it says that it may have been deleted etc. and wont open at all. I have tried all ways of getting into it with no joy.

Can anybody help, I am new to macs so no expert so answers in laymans terms please, much appreciated - I just hope I don't have to loose my data....

 

[ECUpirate44]

Have you looked in your trash yet?

 

[macnewboy]

Nothing there....

Yeah all emptied - don't know what he was doing.

 

[phatqao]

backing up all your data and reinstalling mac os x with the disc that came with your computer would definitely help. i'm not sure it's that big a problem though, can you find out any more specifics about what your friend did?

 

[lewis82]

Most likely the System Prefs apps got deleted. I'm not on my mac at the time, so I can't do it, but someone should email him this app. Problem solved.