Help! I accidentially put my main user account in the trash.

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When I tried taking it out, it was asking for my pass-code. However, it's all in the trash. Now my computer won't boot up. It's got a gray screen & never goes anywhere.
 

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1) What OS version are you running?
2) Do you have your OS Disks (or a bootable copy for Lion or Mtn Lion)?
3) Do you have a backup of your files?
4) Can you give a few more details about your Mac, and also what you were doing when you got into this mess?
 
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1) I believe I'm running either Mountain Lion OS 10.6 or 10.8 (one of them for sure)

2) I don't have any CD Disk (but I do have a dmg installed on my external hard drive) I was wondering if there was any way to use target disk mode to install it or trouble shoot it.

3) I do have my files backed up on the same external drive.

4) What actually got me in the mess in the first place was --- I noticed I had two user accounts. (a
mac repair shop who set this up gave me a new hard drive with my old files on there & set up a new account) I didn't think my computer was using that particular account as the main account and thought that if I put it into the trash, I could simply take if back out. However, it turned out that it was actually my main account. Then it was asking me for my pass-code, but is in the trash.
 

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1) I believe I'm running either Mountain Lion OS 10.6 or 10.8 (one of them for sure)

2) I don't have any CD Disk (but I do have a dmg installed on my external hard drive) I was wondering if there was any way to use target disk mode to install it or trouble shoot it.

3) I do have my files backed up on the same external drive.

4) What actually got me in the mess in the first place was --- I noticed I had two user accounts. (a
mac repair shop who set this up gave me a new hard drive with my old files on there & set up a new account) I didn't think my computer was using that particular account as the main account and thought that if I put it into the trash, I could simply take if back out. However, it turned out that it was actually my main account. Then it was asking me for my pass-code, but is in the trash.
Try booting into Recovery Partition (Hold Command + R while Booting). then if you have all of your files on the external drive you can restore (reinstall the OS) and then use Migration Assistant to transfer files.
 
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I appreciate the insight as to holding down the (command + r) while booting, unfortunately it did not work. The apple shows up, but just keeps spinning, but never goes anywhere. Any other suggestions?
 
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if you used carbon copy on the the external u could boot up in target mode i dont believe the dmg file will boot up that way
 

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