Re: trouble with reinstalling paint/calculator

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Maybe just the shortcuts are missing.

Do these work?

Open Paint...
Start | Run | Type: mspaint | Click OK

Open Calculator
Start | Run | Type: calc | Click OK

Restore shortcuts to the Accessories group
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/Accessories.htm


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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:EB330C63-67E5-466B-A303-D485457975EE@xxxxxxxxxxxxx,
nncybeth <nncybeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> hunted and pecked:
I would if that were an option, but it's been a while since he did this.
If I restored, then I would lost a lot of information I need to hold onto.

"Ted Zieglar" wrote:

Restore your computer to a restore point immediately before disk cleanup
took place.

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Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

"nncybeth" <nncybeth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:71F972A9-D790-4F5F-8918-57BA706823B4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
my husband ran a disk cleanup on our computer and in the process deleted
paint and calculator from our computer and i need them back. i have
done some reading around on here and gone to add/remove programs and
tried to reinstall them. it starts the process and then prompts for
the service pack 2 cd. i put it in the cd drive, hit ok, it takes me
to another screen and i hit and ok again, and then it doesn't do
anything. there is a browse section with which directory to look in.
i have tried it with the default entry and just entering d: since that
is my cd drive and it won't work either way. anyone have any ideas on
what could be wrong or how i can get these programs back? thanks!

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