Lost Calculator & Start Menu Items

[Leslie]

Help! Items from my start menu such as my calculator and
other things such as solitair and the game folder that
came with my computer have disapeared.

I did not delete these files and am the only one using
this computer. I do not know what happened to my
calculator and would like to know where i can download it
to put back onto my computer. I have searched for it, and
nothing has come up.

It disapeared about 1 month after i purchased my computer
with windows xp

Please help. Thank you

[Ted]

"Leslie" > wrote in message =
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> Help! Items from my start menu such as my calculator and=20
> other things such as solitair and the game folder that=20
> came with my computer have disapeared.
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> I did not delete these files and am the only one using=20
> this computer. I do not know what happened to my=20
> calculator and would like to know where i can download it=20
> to put back onto my computer. I have searched for it, and=20
> nothing has come up.=20
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> It disapeared about 1 month after i purchased my computer=20
> with windows xp
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> Please help. Thank you

Look here for it;

C:\WINDOWS\system32,=20

then copy and paste it to this folder;

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories

If "C" is your drive letter that is?

[Malvern]

"Leslie" > wrote in message
...
> Help! Items from my start menu such as my calculator and
> other things such as solitair and the game folder that
> came with my computer have disapeared.
>
> I did not delete these files and am the only one using
> this computer. I do not know what happened to my
> calculator and would like to know where i can download it
> to put back onto my computer. I have searched for it, and
> nothing has come up.
>
> It disapeared about 1 month after i purchased my computer
> with windows xp
>
> Please help. Thank you

The path for the calculator is: C:\WINDOWS\system32\calc.exe. Is it in the
folder ? Or type calc.exe in Search-Files and Folders. If it's found via
either means, a shortcut or shortcuts can be created and placed where
desired.

As to the games. These are what came on my system... Hearts, Solitaire,
and Minesweeper (Winmine) should also be located in the Windows-system32
folder; Pinball (If you have it.) is in: "C:\Program Files\Windows
NT\Pinball\PINBALL.EXE". Again, if these are found in the locations named,
shortcuts can be created and placed where desired.

A new games folder can be recreated in Start by going to: C-Documents and
Settings-All Users-Start menu-Programs and creating a new one for the
shortcuts.

Hope this helps.

Malv

[R. C. White]

Hi, Leslie.

The manual methods suggested by others will work, of course. But, the
"proper" way is to go to Add or Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows
Components, and select the Calculator and games from the Accessories and
Utilities category. Click Details to get a list of components in each
category.

When you've made all your selections, just OK your way out and WinXP will
install the items you've asked for. To remove unwanted ones, do the same
steps, except remove the checks from the boxes for features you don't want,
then OK out.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX

Microsoft Windows MVP

"Leslie" > wrote in message
...
> Help! Items from my start menu such as my calculator and
> other things such as solitair and the game folder that
> came with my computer have disapeared.
>
> I did not delete these files and am the only one using
> this computer. I do not know what happened to my
> calculator and would like to know where i can download it
> to put back onto my computer. I have searched for it, and
> nothing has come up.
>
> It disapeared about 1 month after i purchased my computer
> with windows xp
>
> Please help. Thank you

[Malvern]

This has been copied to my "helpfile". I rarely use that folder in C. P.

Malv

"R. C. White" > wrote in message
...
> Hi, Leslie.
>
> The manual methods suggested by others will work, of course. But, the
> "proper" way is to go to Add or Remove Programs | Add/Remove Windows
> Components, and select the Calculator and games from the Accessories and
> Utilities category. Click Details to get a list of components in each
> category.
>
> When you've made all your selections, just OK your way out and WinXP will
> install the items you've asked for. To remove unwanted ones, do the same
> steps, except remove the checks from the boxes for features you don't
want,
> then OK out.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
>
> Microsoft Windows MVP
>
> "Leslie" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Help! Items from my start menu such as my calculator and
> > other things such as solitair and the game folder that
> > came with my computer have disapeared.
> >
> > I did not delete these files and am the only one using
> > this computer. I do not know what happened to my
> > calculator and would like to know where i can download it
> > to put back onto my computer. I have searched for it, and
> > nothing has come up.
> >
> > It disapeared about 1 month after i purchased my computer
> > with windows xp
> >
> > Please help. Thank you
>
>