On Sep 23, 2004, at 7:56 AM, ibook-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com wrote: > I also advised him to make backups > in the future of important stuff. He said he has friend's with Macs. > I sure hope someone does. The very first thing to do is to get his iBook to someone who can copy off his HD via FireWire Target Mode. Then wipe everything and reinstall. He can salvage his files from the disk image. "Let me ask you one question. Are you registered to vote?"