Not only am I a dummie, I'm blind as a bat;-) After staring at Add/Remove for awhile, I finally noticed the directory on the left - voila - windows components!
And over the years, I've happened on Program Files in C: but never interacted with them. And I know I've 'pinned' stuff to the Start menu by myself. So we're off to a promising start. Am taking it EZ, but will keep y'all posted/up-dated/whatever. And thanks.
;-)
FB
--- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Alan" <snavenala@...> wrote:
>
> FB,
>
> You asked which corrective steps would have been involved:
>
> If I've understood correctly and Wordpad and Paint are both missing in Accessories under Start - All
> Programs, try the following in XP:
>
> Click On Start - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs and click on Add/Remove Windows components.
> Then select Accessories and click on Details. Click on Details again to expand it and you should see
> all the components of Accessories. Paint will be one of them. Hopefully Wordpad too. Put a checkmark
> in the box for these components if they're not checkmarked and they should reappear in Accessories.
>
> I know Paint is there. Less sure about Wordpad. If it is and you checkmark it, you should be able to
> open Wordpad documents normally.
>
> If not.....
>
> If Wordpad isn't there, you can fish a shortcut out of Program Files as Joan already mentioned. In
> XP, Windows Explorer \ My Computer \ C: Program Files \ Windows NT \Accessories \Wordpad. Right
> click on Wordpad and send a shortcut to the desktop. Now you can start Wordpad if necessary by
> clicking this new shortcut.
> Or you can also copy this shortcut to Accessories under Start if you want:
> Open the following: Windows Explorer - C: \ Documents and Settings \ your user name \ Start Menu \
> Programs \ Accessories. Shrink Windows Explorer slightly and drag the Wordpad shortcut from the
> desktop into Accessories using your right mouse button and select 'Copy here'. It will then show up
> in Accessories under Start-All Programs (to do this properly you'd really have to drag and copy
> Wordpad itself from the Windows NT \ Accessories folder into Accessories instead of the shortcut,
> but try this first).
>
> Once you've done this, you should (hopefully) be able to recreate an association to a Wordpad
> document by right clicking on the file and pointing in the direction of Wordpad again.
>
> Alan
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "fggybttm" <fggybttm@...>
> To: <simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2011 5:50 AM
> Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: Error Messages >SOS ;-) Revisited! Reposted!
>
>
> > Vince, this is NOT a simmering issue ;-)
> > The only thing I'd like to know(in hindsight) is: what corrective steps would have been involved
> > (if knowing the locations of Wordpad, Paint, et al was pertinent) in order to have gotten
> > them(Wordpad/Paint) reinstalled, relocated, whatever, to where they should have been, in order to
> > be operable.
> > That's all, nothing more ;-)
> > FB
> >
> > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "Vincent Winterling" <vwinterling@> wrote:
> >>
> >> FB - You might think you're providing helpful information but I can't make
> >> hide nor hair of your issue.
> >>
> >> Please be specific. What specifically is broken? What specifically do you
> >> want to fix?
> >>
> >> What specifically have you done to the computer between the time of your
> >> original post and now?
> >>
> >> Please, just provide facts so we can be helpful.
> >>
> >> Vincent Winterling
> >> Vineland, NJ
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> >> [mailto:simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of fggybttm
> >> Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 6:52 PM
> >> To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> >> Subject: [Simply Computers] Re: Error Messages >SOS ;-) Revisited! Reposted!
> >>
> >> Given the circumtances described in the original of this string, and if the
> >> location of Wordpad as noted in a reply is relevant, how would I have gotten
> >> it from where it was to where it should be?
> >> 'That is the question' ;-)
> >> FB
> >>
> >> --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "vincentwinterling"
> >> <vwinterling@> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Please update us with the current problem. Please also provide us with the
> >> computer's status since the time of the original post. What have you done to
> >> the computer, if anything?
> >> >
> >> > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "fggybttm" <fggybttm@> wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Please, see below ;-))
> >> > > FB
> >> > >
> >> > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, "fggybttm" <fggybttm@> wrote:
> >> > > >
> >> > > > At least it sounds as though a repair is possible?? If so, how do I
> >> do what needs to be done? Are there standard directions somewhere?
> >> > > > Ima dummy, remember? ;-))
> >> > > > FB
> >> > > >
> >> > > > --- In simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com, Joan Leach <jleach728@>
> >> wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Wordpad is in c:\ProgramFiles\WindowsNT\Accessories\wordpad.exe
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > In case, you need to put a shortcut on the desktop instead.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > c:\doc*s&settings\all users\startMenu\programs\accessories\wordpad
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > The latter is what you're missing, I wonder if you did the mentioned
> >> fixing in Admin Mode? I use EditPad Lite instead of Notepad, because of any
> >> size fonts.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Paint is in c:\windows\system32\mspaint.exe
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > In case you need to make a shortcut on the desktop instead.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > c:\doc*s&settings\all users\start menu\programs\accessories\paint
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Sorry, I don't remember how to put the shortcuts back in the start
> >> menu.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > I used my PowerDesk7 to find them for you.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Joan in Reno
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > --- On Mon, 5/2/11, fggybttm <fggybttm@> wrote:
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > From: fggybttm <fggybttm@>
> >> > > > > Subject: [Simply Computers] Error Messages >SOS ;-)
> >> > > > > To: simplycomputers2@yahoogroups.com
> >> > > > > Date: Monday, May 2, 2011, 5:42 AM
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Since #204124, I've been trying to remove, even manually,
> >> leftovers from an incomplete uninstall of some KodakEasyShare software.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Instead, I've apparently created more problems or mistakenly
> >> removed material. Now, I get error messages when trying to create or access
> >> any Wordpad document("The file or folder 'WordPad.exe'that this shortcut
> >> refers to cannot be found"); a Paint link on Start menu has disappeared from
> >> there and is no longer in Program accessories, etc,etc.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Does any of this sound familiar, and if so, is it repairable? Have
> >> tried System Restore, MS Fixit, etc, etc. Want to keep using XP3, repaired
> >> or reinstalled.
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > Any Assistance gratefully accepted !!
> >> > > > >
> >> > > > > FB
> >>
> >
> >
> >
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