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On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:31:01 -0700, asf66
wrote:
>
>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 always search for spider.* in a situation like this. It's easier to
type than .ext and it finds directories and .ico files and gives a
better idea of how many associated files a given file has.
>
>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.
That screen is pretty scary, I agree.
>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.
You were wrong, but I know why you felt that way.
>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
On Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:31:01 -0700, asf66
wrote:
>
>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 always search for spider.* in a situation like this. It's easier to
type than .ext and it finds directories and .ico files and gives a
better idea of how many associated files a given file has.
>
>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.
That screen is pretty scary, I agree.
>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.
You were wrong, but I know why you felt that way.
>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