urm - yeah - i think sometimes if you are in a scenario where you stand to loose a lot - always read every detail of what the computer tells you and never think "oh it will be alright - lets give it a go"... because inevitably it is either the answer 1 or 0... those are the only numbers computers understand when you get to the root of it all - no grey areas unfortunately.

Recovery discs effectively format your harddrive (read:wipe everything) and re-install the operating system (read: Windows).  Which is sometimes a good thing to do if you are having problems with the computer in terms of viruses etc. but only after you backup your data.

Another cautionary tale in a continuous line of things going wrong with computers :(

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