can I copy the games I deleted from another pc?

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Dear All,





I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe files,

they are gone.



Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to the

correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to re-install them by

doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?



Thank you-

asf66
 
asf66 wrote:

> Dear All,

>

>

> I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

> Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

> Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe

> files, they are gone.

>

> Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to

> the correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to

> re-install them by doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>

> Thank you-

> asf66

=============================================



See the following article:



(307768) How To Add or Remove Games in Windows XP

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307768





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J. Inzer MS-MVP

Digital Media Experience



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This is not tech support

I am a volunteer



Solutions that work for

me may not work for you



Proceed at your own risk
 
I believe the method referenced in the link works when the games files are

still in the PC. My files are gone. I cannot "re-link" them as they are no

longer available.



i will give it another shot, just in case I;m missing a step.



thanks-

asf66



"John Inzer" wrote:



> asf66 wrote:

> > Dear All,

> >

> >

> > I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

> > Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

> > Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe

> > files, they are gone.

> >

> > Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to

> > the correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to

> > re-install them by doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

> >

> > Thank you-

> > asf66

> =============================================

>

> See the following article:

>

> (307768) How To Add or Remove Games in Windows XP

> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307768

>

>

> --

>

> J. Inzer MS-MVP

> Digital Media Experience

>

> Notice

> This is not tech support

> I am a volunteer

>

> Solutions that work for

> me may not work for you

>

> Proceed at your own risk

>

>

> .

>
 
Yes the first step provides the source files.



1.With the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, click Start, and then

click Control Panel.





asf66 wrote:



> I believe the method referenced in the link works when the games files are

> still in the PC. My files are gone. I cannot "re-link" them as they are no

> longer available.

>

> i will give it another shot, just in case I;m missing a step.

>

> thanks-

> asf66

>

> "John Inzer" wrote:

>

>

>>asf66 wrote:

>>

>>>Dear All,

>>>

>>>

>>>I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

>>>Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

>>>Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe

>>>files, they are gone.

>>>

>>>Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to

>>>the correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to

>>>re-install them by doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>>>

>>>Thank you-

>>>asf66

>>

>>=============================================

>>

>>See the following article:

>>

>>(307768) How To Add or Remove Games in Windows XP

>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307768

>>

>>

>>--

>>

>> J. Inzer MS-MVP

>>Digital Media Experience

>>

>> Notice

>>This is not tech support

>> I am a volunteer

>>

>> Solutions that work for

>>me may not work for you

>>

>>Proceed at your own risk

>>

>>

>>.

>>
 
asf66 wrote:

> I believe the method referenced in the link works when the games

> files are still in the PC. My files are gone. I cannot "re-link" them

> as they are no longer available.

>

> i will give it another shot, just in case I;m missing a step.

>

> thanks-

> asf66

=========================================

??? #1 in the article states that you need the XP CD.



--



J. Inzer MS-MVP

Digital Media Experience



Notice

This is not tech support

I am a volunteer



Solutions that work for

me may not work for you



Proceed at your own risk
 
Thanks Bob. Unfortunately, I don't have the cd. My Thinkpad was shipped

without the disk. The info from that CD is partioned on my harddrive, but I

don't know how to access it.



"Bob I" wrote:



> Yes the first step provides the source files.

>

> 1.With the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, click Start, and then

> click Control Panel.

>

>

> asf66 wrote:

>

> > I believe the method referenced in the link works when the games files are

> > still in the PC. My files are gone. I cannot "re-link" them as they are no

> > longer available.

> >

> > i will give it another shot, just in case I;m missing a step.

> >

> > thanks-

> > asf66

> >

> > "John Inzer" wrote:

> >

> >

> >>asf66 wrote:

> >>

> >>>Dear All,

> >>>

> >>>

> >>>I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

> >>>Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

> >>>Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe

> >>>files, they are gone.

> >>>

> >>>Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to

> >>>the correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to

> >>>re-install them by doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

> >>>

> >>>Thank you-

> >>>asf66

> >>

> >>=============================================

> >>

> >>See the following article:

> >>

> >>(307768) How To Add or Remove Games in Windows XP

> >>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307768

> >>

> >>

> >>--

> >>

> >> J. Inzer MS-MVP

> >>Digital Media Experience

> >>

> >> Notice

> >>This is not tech support

> >> I am a volunteer

> >>

> >> Solutions that work for

> >>me may not work for you

> >>

> >>Proceed at your own risk

> >>

> >>

> >>.

> >>

>

> .

>
 
Unfortunately, I don't have the cd. My pc shipped without it.



"John Inzer" wrote:



> asf66 wrote:

> > I believe the method referenced in the link works when the games

> > files are still in the PC. My files are gone. I cannot "re-link" them

> > as they are no longer available.

> >

> > i will give it another shot, just in case I;m missing a step.

> >

> > thanks-

> > asf66

> =========================================

> ??? #1 in the article states that you need the XP CD.

>

> --

>

> J. Inzer MS-MVP

> Digital Media Experience

>

> Notice

> This is not tech support

> I am a volunteer

>

> Solutions that work for

> me may not work for you

>

> Proceed at your own risk

>

>

> .

>
 
asf66 wrote:

> Unfortunately, I don't have the cd. My pc shipped without it.

========================================

Could you try a System Restore to a time

before you deleted the files?



Or...maybe you have a friend who could

loan you a copy?



--



J. Inzer MS-MVP

Digital Media Experience



Notice

This is not tech support

I am a volunteer



Solutions that work for

me may not work for you



Proceed at your own risk
 
Copying would get the files but I cant say that they will work as

advertised as the registry entries aren't created. Try getting a copy of

an XP CD from a friend.



asf66 wrote:

> Thanks Bob. Unfortunately, I don't have the cd. My Thinkpad was shipped

> without the disk. The info from that CD is partioned on my harddrive, but I

> don't know how to access it.

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>

>>Yes the first step provides the source files.

>>

>>1.With the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, click Start, and then

>>click Control Panel.

>>

>>

>>asf66 wrote:

>>

>>

>>>I believe the method referenced in the link works when the games files are

>>>still in the PC. My files are gone. I cannot "re-link" them as they are no

>>>longer available.

>>>

>>>i will give it another shot, just in case I;m missing a step.

>>>

>>>thanks-

>>>asf66

>>>

>>>"John Inzer" wrote:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>>asf66 wrote:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>>Dear All,

>>>>>

>>>>>

>>>>>I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

>>>>>Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

>>>>>Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe

>>>>>files, they are gone.

>>>>>

>>>>>Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to

>>>>>the correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to

>>>>>re-install them by doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>>>>>

>>>>>Thank you-

>>>>>asf66

>>>>

>>>>=============================================

>>>>

>>>>See the following article:

>>>>

>>>>(307768) How To Add or Remove Games in Windows XP

>>>>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307768

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>--

>>>>

>>>> J. Inzer MS-MVP

>>>>Digital Media Experience

>>>>

>>>> Notice

>>>>This is not tech support

>>>> I am a volunteer

>>>>

>>>>Solutions that work for

>>>>me may not work for you

>>>>

>>>>Proceed at your own risk

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>.

>>>>

>>

>>.

>>
 
"asf66" wrote in message

news:AFF66693-177B-4C63-80B4-26574B45F964@microsoft.com...

> Thanks Bob. Unfortunately, I don't have the cd. My Thinkpad was shipped

> without the disk. The info from that CD is partioned on my harddrive, but

> I

> don't know how to access it.

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>> Yes the first step provides the source files.

>>

>> 1.With the Windows XP CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, click Start, and then

>> click Control Panel.

>>

>>

>> asf66 wrote:

>>

>> > I believe the method referenced in the link works when the games files

>> > are

>> > still in the PC. My files are gone. I cannot "re-link" them as they are

>> > no

>> > longer available.

>> >

>> > i will give it another shot, just in case I;m missing a step.

>> >

>> > thanks-

>> > asf66

>> >

>> > "John Inzer" wrote:

>> >

>> >

>> >>asf66 wrote:

>> >>

>> >>>Dear All,

>> >>>

>> >>>

>> >>>I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

>> >>>Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

>> >>>Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe

>> >>>files, they are gone.

>> >>>

>> >>>Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to

>> >>>the correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to

>> >>>re-install them by doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>> >>>

>> >>>Thank you-

>> >>>asf66

>> >>

>> >>=============================================

>> >>

>> >>See the following article:

>> >>

>> >>(307768) How To Add or Remove Games in Windows XP

>> >>http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307768

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>--

>> >>

>> >> J. Inzer MS-MVP

>> >>Digital Media Experience

>> >>

>> >> Notice

>> >>This is not tech support

>> >> I am a volunteer

>> >>

>> >> Solutions that work for

>> >>me may not work for you

>> >>

>> >>Proceed at your own risk

>> >>

>> >>

>> >>.

>> >>

>>

>> .

>>

Sounds like you have a recovery partition, if so then in order to get the

missing games just go to My Computer> Add/Remove programmes>Add/Remove

Windows components>choose Accessories & Utilities>click on the Details

button> double click on Games & choose the missing games from the list then

choose OK to reinstall.



HTH,

Time Lady.
 
asf66 wrote:

> Thanks Bob. Unfortunately, I don't have the cd. My Thinkpad was

> shipped without the disk. The info from that CD is partioned on my

> harddrive, but I don't know how to access it.



Try Control Panel, Add Remove Programs, Windows Components, Accessories &

Utilities, Games anyway. If it barfs because you don't have a CD, just copy

the games from the other computer and stick them in a folder on the new one.

Make your own shortcuts to them for the Start/Programs menu if you want

them.



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"asf66" wrote in message

news:C20061C5-9228-4580-868C-3BAEF9978AF4@microsoft.com...

> Dear All,

>

>

> I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

> Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

> Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe

> files,

> they are gone.

>

> Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to the

> correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to re-install them by

> doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>

> Thank you-

> asf66



Ensure that you have hidden files/folders enabled, start Windows Explorer

and navigate to C:\Windows and see if you have an I386 folder there. If so

you should be able to run the Windows features setup in Control Panel,

Add/Remove Programs. If it asks for the installation CD point the browser to

that folder. The I396 folder normally stores the setup files used to install

Windows XP. If not there and you don't have access to a disk looks like you

may have to borrow one.
 
"asf66" wrote in message news:C20061C5-9228-4580-868C-3BAEF9978AF4@microsoft.com...

> Dear All,

> I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

> Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

> Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe files,

> they are gone.

> Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to the

> correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to re-install them by

> doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?



If you tried "Control Panel", "Add/Remove Programs" and were prompted

for your Windows CD, see if you have a "C:\I386" folder. If so, browse

to it when prompted.



Ben
 
To Ben and LV TraveRe: can I copy the games I deleted from another

Ben and LVTravel,



Thanks for your replies. I did check the folder you referenced. It did have

a reference to Freecell and Spider, however, the files are unassociated and

don't have the EXE extension.



Can I copy the game application (spider.exe) from a computer with the

game(s) and then paste it/them into the pc that is missing the game(s)? If

so, which file do I copy the exe file into. This seems like it would be so

straight-forward, but no one to date has said if this is possible.



Thanks again,



asf66

"Ben Myers" wrote:



> "asf66" wrote in message news:C20061C5-9228-4580-868C-3BAEF9978AF4@microsoft.com...

> > Dear All,

> > I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

> > Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the m

> > Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe files,

> > they are gone.

> > Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to the

> > correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to re-install them by

> > doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>

> If you tried "Control Panel", "Add/Remove Programs" and were prompted

> for your Windows CD, see if you have a "C:\I386" folder. If so, browse

> to it when prompted.

>

> Ben

> .

>
 
To Ben and LV TraveRe: can I copy the games I deleted from another

"asf66" wrote in message news:10A05300-1242-4791-842A-BF0D7306A6B3@microsoft.com...

> Ben and LVTravel,

> Thanks for your replies. I did check the folder you referenced. It did have

> a reference to Freecell and Spider, however, the files are unassociated and

> don't have the EXE extension.



If you use "Add/Remove Programs" and browse to the C:\I386 folder, Windows

should find the files, expand, rename and copy them and create shortcuts to

them in the Start Menu.



> Can I copy the game application (spider.exe) from a computer with the

> game(s) and then paste it/them into the pc that is missing the game(s)? If

> so, which file do I copy the exe file into. This seems like it would be so

> straight-forward, but no one to date has said if this is possible.



The default location is "C:\Windows\System32". You'll have to create the

shortcuts manually.



Ben
 
To Ben and LV TraveRe: can I copy the games I deleted from another

asf66 wrote:

> Ben and LVTravel,

>

> Thanks for your replies. I did check the folder you referenced. It

> did have a reference to Freecell and Spider, however, the files are

> unassociated and don't have the EXE extension.

>

> Can I copy the game application (spider.exe) from a computer with the

> game(s) and then paste it/them into the pc that is missing the

> game(s)? If so, which file do I copy the exe file into. This seems

> like it would be so straight-forward, but no one to date has said if

> this is possible.



Yes they have, I did on 3/15. To repeat, just copy them; however, you don't

copy them to a file (as you stated above) because an exe is *already* a fie.

Copy them to a folder; any folder but a logical one would be one you make

with a name something like "Game exe files I copied form another computer".



--



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____________________________



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....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from

LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.

Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
To Ben and LV TraveRe: can I copy the games I deleted from another

dadiOH wrote:

> asf66 wrote:



>> Can I copy the game application (spider.exe) from a computer with the

>> game(s) and then paste it/them into the pc that is missing the

>> game(s)? If so, which file do I copy the exe file into. This seems

>> like it would be so straight-forward, but no one to date has said if

>> this is possible.

>

> Yes they have, I did on 3/15. To repeat, just copy them; however,

> you don't copy them to a file (as you stated above) because an exe is

> *already* a fie. Copy them to a folder; any folder but a logical one

> would be one you make with a name something like "Game exe files I

> copied form another computer".



IOW...



Take the plunge...dare to be different...listen to the distant drum...be

adventurous. Try it.



Or, you could continue to lead a life of quiet desperation...continue to be

a sheep wandering aimlessly, bleating sorrowfully for a leader, looking for

that "someone" to tell you what to do.



The choice is yours my friend...try it or suffer the indignities that the

moving finger will write about *YOU*. Your fate - your destiny - is now in

your hands. And remember: once that finger writes you will have neither wit

nor piety sufficient to change a word of what it has written. A thousand -

nay, ten thousand - years from now, it will still be written that you were

too chicken to try it.



Et cetera :)



--



dadiOH

____________________________



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....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from

LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.

Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico
 
On Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:27:01 -0700, asf66

wrote:



>Dear All,

>

>

>I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

>Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

>Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe files,

>they are gone.

>

>Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to the

>correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to re-install them by

>doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>

>Thank you-

>asf66



I don't do this for a living but...



The others said nothing, but depending when you deleted them and how

many things you have deleted since then, I think you should look in

the Recycle Bin. If you haven't deleted too much since you deleted

them, they should still be there.



Also, what ever happened to UnDelete. If the items were not sent to

the recycle bin, but few items were copied to the Games sub-folder

since then, might he not be able to Undelete them, using a Norton

utility, or even a MS utility?



Finally, yes, you can get the .exe file from another computer. If you

just deleted the games and didn't uninstall them, any registry entries

should still be there, and as long as you put the .exe files back in

the same folder they were originally, everything will work. And does

Solitaire, for example, really use the registry? Maybe to keep track

of what design the cards are, but surely there is a default.



If there are still shortcuts pointing to the games, including in the

Programs list, they will work too, if you put the files back in the

original folder. Just pay attention if you get a warning when

copying that there already is a file by the same name in the same

location. You say you looked and there isn't, but this is one more

check.
 
Thank you. for some reason, I never saw this post.



"dadiOH" wrote:



> asf66 wrote:

> > Thanks Bob. Unfortunately, I don't have the cd. My Thinkpad was

> > shipped without the disk. The info from that CD is partioned on my

> > harddrive, but I don't know how to access it.

>

> Try Control Panel, Add Remove Programs, Windows Components, Accessories &

> Utilities, Games anyway. If it barfs because you don't have a CD, just copy

> the games from the other computer and stick them in a folder on the new one.

> Make your own shortcuts to them for the Start/Programs menu if you want

> them.

>

> --

>

> dadiOH

> ____________________________

>

> dadiOH's dandies v3.06...

> ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from

> LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.

> Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

>

>

>

> .

>
 
Thank you

Dear Al,



Many thanks for all the posts. I was able to re-insatll the missing games. I

guess they were there all the time. I did multiple searches, using *.exe,

spider, with no results. I then went to the i386 folder and saw spider.e_,

spider.ch_ and spider.hl_.



I then went back to Add/Remove..... and tried different combinations of

checked and unchecked boxes and voila, it worked. The other day when I tried

that, I removed some of the aux. apps., like the calculator etc.



My fear was that I would delted more applications etc and really be screwed.

The default setting on most of these components is : checked. I was worried

that by hitting next with everything checked, I would delete more as stated

above.



Again, I appreciate everyone's input.



Cheers-



asf66



"asf66" wrote:



> Dear All,

>

>

> I deleted the games that came loaded on my pc, Spider Sol, Solitaire,

> Minesweeper etc. They are truly gone as they don't appear in the

> Windows/System 32 folder. I've looked in the folder, seached all exe files,

> they are gone.

>

> Can I copy them off another pc using a thumbdrive, then drag them to the

> correct folder in my pc and double click them or try to re-install them by

> doing the Add/Remove-Windows Components routine?

>

> Thank you-

> asf66
 
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