xp

thank you but the add remove windows components won't work without the disk
and when i tried runing freecell.exe it says not found. could i copy them or
the access and utilities bit from another computer to a usb mass storage
device and install them then please?
--
jim


"Olórin" wrote:

> "jim" <jim.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D407A1B0-C92B-4A99-8F42-B25550764961@microsoft.com...
> >i have mistakingly deleted freecell, hearts,solitaire,minesweeper and the
> > inernet option games from the games menu. i do not have my xp home edition
> > disk so can they be downloaded or copied and installed from another
> > computer?
> > many thanks,
> > --
> > jim
>
> You've (probably) just deleted the shortcuts to these games. In the first
> place, check your Recycle Bin in case they're there.
>
> You could recreate them by making shortcuts to
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\freecell.exe, mshearts.exe, sol.exe, winmine.exe for the
> non-Internet ones, etc, but it would be quicker to remove and re-add them as
> components of Windows:
>
> Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components >
> Accessories and Utilities > Details button > Games
>
> Untick it and OK your way out, then go back in and tick it, and OK your way
> out. That should put them back in your menu.
>
>
>

"jim" <jim DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:256B1868-32D0-4360-A08E-57721D57591D@microsoft.com...
> thank you but the add remove windows components won't work without the
> disk
> and when i tried runing freecell.exe it says not found. could i copy them
> or
> the access and utilities bit from another computer to a usb mass storage
> device and install them then please?
> --
> jim
>
>
> "Olórin" wrote:
>
>> "jim" <jim DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:D407A1B0-C92B-4A99-8F42-B25550764961@microsoft.com...
>> >i have mistakingly deleted freecell, hearts,solitaire,minesweeper and
>> >the
>> > inernet option games from the games menu. i do not have my xp home
>> > edition
>> > disk so can they be downloaded or copied and installed from another
>> > computer?
>> > many thanks,
>> > --
>> > jim
>>
>> You've (probably) just deleted the shortcuts to these games. In the first
>> place, check your Recycle Bin in case they're there.
>>
>> You could recreate them by making shortcuts to
>> C:\WINDOWS\system32\freecell.exe, mshearts.exe, sol.exe, winmine.exe for
>> the
>> non-Internet ones, etc, but it would be quicker to remove and re-add them
>> as
>> components of Windows:
>>
>> Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components >
>> Accessories and Utilities > Details button > Games
>>
>> Untick it and OK your way out, then go back in and tick it, and OK your
>> way
>> out. That should put them back in your menu.
>>
>>
>>

Quite possibly you could copy and paste (not "install") the files with a USB
memory stick - give it a try. Not so "the access and utilities bit".

You won't be able to download them from the Internet - not from any legal
locations, anyway. But - what exactly did you *do* to get into this
position? You said you deleted items from the games menu - is this the menu
you get to after clicking on the Start button and then going to All Programs
(or just Programs)? Does the file freecell.exe exist in your system32
directory? It won't have been deleted by your merely deleting its shortcut.

Why don't you have the XP disc? It would be a good idea to sort yourself out
a replacement now, before you *really* need it! The person you got the
computer from should have provided a disc or means of making one - maybe
from files in a partition on the machine.

Thank you olorin, that has worked by pasteing them into system32 and making a
shortcut, i dont know how i managed to delete them. The shop where i bought
the computer from said that he would put it on for me and give me a disk to
take home when i got home however the disk was not there and thought i could
make a back up, but all attempts so far have failed. Do you know where i can
get a windows xp home edition repair disk or os disk please mate and thanks
again.
--
jim


"Olórin" wrote:

> "jim" <jim.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:256B1868-32D0-4360-A08E-57721D57591D@microsoft.com...
> > thank you but the add remove windows components won't work without the
> > disk
> > and when i tried runing freecell.exe it says not found. could i copy them
> > or
> > the access and utilities bit from another computer to a usb mass storage
> > device and install them then please?
> > --
> > jim
> >
> >
> > "Olórin" wrote:
> >
> >> "jim" <jim.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:D407A1B0-C92B-4A99-8F42-B25550764961@microsoft.com...
> >> >i have mistakingly deleted freecell, hearts,solitaire,minesweeper and
> >> >the
> >> > inernet option games from the games menu. i do not have my xp home
> >> > edition
> >> > disk so can they be downloaded or copied and installed from another
> >> > computer?
> >> > many thanks,
> >> > --
> >> > jim
> >>
> >> You've (probably) just deleted the shortcuts to these games. In the first
> >> place, check your Recycle Bin in case they're there.
> >>
> >> You could recreate them by making shortcuts to
> >> C:\WINDOWS\system32\freecell.exe, mshearts.exe, sol.exe, winmine.exe for
> >> the
> >> non-Internet ones, etc, but it would be quicker to remove and re-add them
> >> as
> >> components of Windows:
> >>
> >> Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components >
> >> Accessories and Utilities > Details button > Games
> >>
> >> Untick it and OK your way out, then go back in and tick it, and OK your
> >> way
> >> out. That should put them back in your menu.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> Quite possibly you could copy and paste (not "install") the files with a USB
> memory stick - give it a try. Not so "the access and utilities bit".
>
> You won't be able to download them from the Internet - not from any legal
> locations, anyway. But - what exactly did you *do* to get into this
> position? You said you deleted items from the games menu - is this the menu
> you get to after clicking on the Start button and then going to All Programs
> (or just Programs)? Does the file freecell.exe exist in your system32
> directory? It won't have been deleted by your merely deleting its shortcut.
>
> Why don't you have the XP disc? It would be a good idea to sort yourself out
> a replacement now, before you *really* need it! The person you got the
> computer from should have provided a disc or means of making one - maybe
> from files in a partition on the machine.
>
>
>

"jim" <jim.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F2943DD9-3F5A-4EC4-86E6-892301373E88@microsoft.com...
> Thank you olorin, that has worked by pasteing them into system32 and
> making a
> shortcut, i dont know how i managed to delete them. The shop where i
> bought
> the computer from said that he would put it on for me and give me a disk
> to
> take home when i got home however the disk was not there and thought i
> could
> make a back up, but all attempts so far have failed. Do you know where i
> can
> get a windows xp home edition repair disk or os disk please mate and
> thanks
> again.
> --
> jim
>
>
> "Olórin" wrote:
>
>> "jim" <jim.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:256B1868-32D0-4360-A08E-57721D57591D@microsoft.com...
>> > thank you but the add remove windows components won't work without the
>> > disk
>> > and when i tried runing freecell.exe it says not found. could i copy
>> > them
>> > or
>> > the access and utilities bit from another computer to a usb mass
>> > storage
>> > device and install them then please?
>> > --
>> > jim
>> >
>> >
>> > "Olórin" wrote:
>> >
>> >> "jim" <jim.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> >> news:D407A1B0-C92B-4A99-8F42-B25550764961@microsoft.com...
>> >> >i have mistakingly deleted freecell, hearts,solitaire,minesweeper and
>> >> >the
>> >> > inernet option games from the games menu. i do not have my xp home
>> >> > edition
>> >> > disk so can they be downloaded or copied and installed from another
>> >> > computer?
>> >> > many thanks,
>> >> > --
>> >> > jim
>> >>
>> >> You've (probably) just deleted the shortcuts to these games. In the
>> >> first
>> >> place, check your Recycle Bin in case they're there.
>> >>
>> >> You could recreate them by making shortcuts to
>> >> C:\WINDOWS\system32\freecell.exe, mshearts.exe, sol.exe, winmine.exe
>> >> for
>> >> the
>> >> non-Internet ones, etc, but it would be quicker to remove and re-add
>> >> them
>> >> as
>> >> components of Windows:
>> >>
>> >> Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components
>> >> >
>> >> Accessories and Utilities > Details button > Games
>> >>
>> >> Untick it and OK your way out, then go back in and tick it, and OK
>> >> your
>> >> way
>> >> out. That should put them back in your menu.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>> Quite possibly you could copy and paste (not "install") the files with a
>> USB
>> memory stick - give it a try. Not so "the access and utilities bit".
>>
>> You won't be able to download them from the Internet - not from any legal
>> locations, anyway. But - what exactly did you *do* to get into this
>> position? You said you deleted items from the games menu - is this the
>> menu
>> you get to after clicking on the Start button and then going to All
>> Programs
>> (or just Programs)? Does the file freecell.exe exist in your system32
>> directory? It won't have been deleted by your merely deleting its
>> shortcut.
>>
>> Why don't you have the XP disc? It would be a good idea to sort yourself
>> out
>> a replacement now, before you *really* need it! The person you got the
>> computer from should have provided a disc or means of making one - maybe
>> from files in a partition on the machine.
>>
>>
>>

I believe the seller had an obligation to provide you with a disc or means
of making one - at the least, some means for you to be able to bring the
system back to the state it was in when you walked out of the shop.

You can't make one yourself from your installation (wouldn't that be a good
idea!) - only perhaps from a special partition that the maker might have
created with the necessary files in.

So rather than *you* running around trying to rustle a disc up, I'd say your
first step should be to contact the seller and get one from *him*, if that's
at all possible.

Other than that, it depends on exactly what version of XP you've got - OEM
or retail. You might be able to get a disc from the makers, eg Dell, Compaq
etc, via their website for a fee - though you said you have XP Home so I
think that narrows it down - I'm not sure it can be OEM and Home, others
here will jump in on that. There are different flavours of OEM, too.

re the Internet Games which you also said you're missing: here are the
shortcut names and names of the files they point to so you can re-create
them:

Internet Spades - target: "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming
Zone\Windows\shvlzm.exe" - Start in: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
Internet Reversi - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\Rvsezm.exe",
rest the same
Internet Checkers - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\chkrzm.exe"
Internet Backgammon - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\bckgzm.exe"
Internet Hearts - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\hrtzzm.exe"

Were there others? I also have Spider Solitaire and Pinball in mine...

thanks very much for all your help mate
--
jim


"Olórin" wrote:

> "jim" <jim RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F2943DD9-3F5A-4EC4-86E6-892301373E88@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you olorin, that has worked by pasteing them into system32 and
> > making a
> > shortcut, i dont know how i managed to delete them. The shop where i
> > bought
> > the computer from said that he would put it on for me and give me a disk
> > to
> > take home when i got home however the disk was not there and thought i
> > could
> > make a back up, but all attempts so far have failed. Do you know where i
> > can
> > get a windows xp home edition repair disk or os disk please mate and
> > thanks
> > again.
> > --
> > jim
> >
> >
> > "Olórin" wrote:
> >
> >> "jim" <jim RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:256B1868-32D0-4360-A08E-57721D57591D@microsoft.com...
> >> > thank you but the add remove windows components won't work without the
> >> > disk
> >> > and when i tried runing freecell.exe it says not found. could i copy
> >> > them
> >> > or
> >> > the access and utilities bit from another computer to a usb mass
> >> > storage
> >> > device and install them then please?
> >> > --
> >> > jim
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > "Olórin" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "jim" <jim RemoveThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> >> news:D407A1B0-C92B-4A99-8F42-B25550764961@microsoft.com...
> >> >> >i have mistakingly deleted freecell, hearts,solitaire,minesweeper and
> >> >> >the
> >> >> > inernet option games from the games menu. i do not have my xp home
> >> >> > edition
> >> >> > disk so can they be downloaded or copied and installed from another
> >> >> > computer?
> >> >> > many thanks,
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > jim
> >> >>
> >> >> You've (probably) just deleted the shortcuts to these games. In the
> >> >> first
> >> >> place, check your Recycle Bin in case they're there.
> >> >>
> >> >> You could recreate them by making shortcuts to
> >> >> C:\WINDOWS\system32\freecell.exe, mshearts.exe, sol.exe, winmine.exe
> >> >> for
> >> >> the
> >> >> non-Internet ones, etc, but it would be quicker to remove and re-add
> >> >> them
> >> >> as
> >> >> components of Windows:
> >> >>
> >> >> Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components
> >> >> >
> >> >> Accessories and Utilities > Details button > Games
> >> >>
> >> >> Untick it and OK your way out, then go back in and tick it, and OK
> >> >> your
> >> >> way
> >> >> out. That should put them back in your menu.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >> Quite possibly you could copy and paste (not "install") the files with a
> >> USB
> >> memory stick - give it a try. Not so "the access and utilities bit".
> >>
> >> You won't be able to download them from the Internet - not from any legal
> >> locations, anyway. But - what exactly did you *do* to get into this
> >> position? You said you deleted items from the games menu - is this the
> >> menu
> >> you get to after clicking on the Start button and then going to All
> >> Programs
> >> (or just Programs)? Does the file freecell.exe exist in your system32
> >> directory? It won't have been deleted by your merely deleting its
> >> shortcut.
> >>
> >> Why don't you have the XP disc? It would be a good idea to sort yourself
> >> out
> >> a replacement now, before you *really* need it! The person you got the
> >> computer from should have provided a disc or means of making one - maybe
> >> from files in a partition on the machine.
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
> I believe the seller had an obligation to provide you with a disc or means
> of making one - at the least, some means for you to be able to bring the
> system back to the state it was in when you walked out of the shop.
>
> You can't make one yourself from your installation (wouldn't that be a good
> idea!) - only perhaps from a special partition that the maker might have
> created with the necessary files in.
>
> So rather than *you* running around trying to rustle a disc up, I'd say your
> first step should be to contact the seller and get one from *him*, if that's
> at all possible.
>
> Other than that, it depends on exactly what version of XP you've got - OEM
> or retail. You might be able to get a disc from the makers, eg Dell, Compaq
> etc, via their website for a fee - though you said you have XP Home so I
> think that narrows it down - I'm not sure it can be OEM and Home, others
> here will jump in on that. There are different flavours of OEM, too.
>
> re the Internet Games which you also said you're missing: here are the
> shortcut names and names of the files they point to so you can re-create
> them:
>
> Internet Spades - target: "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming
> Zone\Windows\shvlzm.exe" - Start in: %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%
> Internet Reversi - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\Rvsezm.exe",
> rest the same
> Internet Checkers - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\chkrzm.exe"
> Internet Backgammon - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\bckgzm.exe"
> Internet Hearts - "C:\Program Files\MSN Gaming Zone\Windows\hrtzzm.exe"
>
> Were there others? I also have Spider Solitaire and Pinball in mine...
>
>
>