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trasharmdsister12 said:
*Sound Of Rain said:
trasharmdsister12 said:
Do you still have access to Windows Explorer (not Internet Explorer but the file browser where you can see your drives)? You can type web addresses into the location bar in that and download a browser using that.

Unfortunately you erased any surefire way of getting your old Windows stuff back when you overwrote the partition with Linux so you lost your files and such.

Don't know about Windows Explorer...where do I find that?

It is a custom made PC though. So I lost everything and there is no way to get it back?

Nope there isn't. 

There are many ways to open Windows Explorer. I've never actually had to explain opening it so here goes nothing. Go to the start menu in Windows (you're running Windows 7, yes?) and type "explorer" into the search bar there. Something called "File Explorer" or "Windows Explorer" should be listed in the results. Click on it. A window that looks like this should open.

 In that Window, you know where it says "Libraries -> Documents ->" at the top? Click there and type in "http://www.firefox.com" or "http://www.chrome.com" or "http://www.opera.com" (whichever one you use) to download a browser. You can also go to Google or any other website using that.

EDIT: While you're at it, also type "Internet Explorer" into that search bar in the start menu. If you've installed Windows 7, you should have IE9 bundled with it.

Very helpful, will have to try it later!