I reinstalled WinXP recently and just discovered that many... if not all...
of the applets in Accessories did not install properly.
What is the proper procedure to get them installed?
I can find Paint.exe for instance but it won't start. Do I need to uninstall
each applet before I try to install them.
Also... do I have to use an XP disk to uninstall or reinstall all the
applets? The retail disk I have is not the one installed on this machine.
When I tried using the OEM disk from Dell it did not seem to work... at least
not for uninstalling.
Jeff Ingman wrote:
> I reinstalled WinXP recently and just discovered that many... if not all...
> of the applets in Accessories did not install properly.
>
> What is the proper procedure to get them installed?
>
> I can find Paint.exe for instance but it won't start. Do I need to uninstall
> each applet before I try to install them.
>
> Also... do I have to use an XP disk to uninstall or reinstall all the
> applets? The retail disk I have is not the one installed on this machine.
> When I tried using the OEM disk from Dell it did not seem to work... at least
> not for uninstalling.
I used the utility you cite below. This fixed Paint... but not Calculator. I
have a short cut but it doesn't find the program.
I don't really use the calculator but can I simply copy the calc.exe file
from another XP computer under my desk to my primary computer?
Jeff
"John John (MVP)" wrote:
> These are mostly all just shortcuts pointing to executables in the
> System32 folder. See here for more information and how to fix them:
>
> Restore or Fix Missing Accessories Shortcuts in Start Menu
> http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...-missing-accessories-shortcuts-in-start-menu/
>
> John
>
> Jeff Ingman wrote:
>
> > I reinstalled WinXP recently and just discovered that many... if not all...
> > of the applets in Accessories did not install properly.
> >
> > What is the proper procedure to get them installed?
> >
> > I can find Paint.exe for instance but it won't start. Do I need to uninstall
> > each applet before I try to install them.
> >
> > Also... do I have to use an XP disk to uninstall or reinstall all the
> > applets? The retail disk I have is not the one installed on this machine.
> > When I tried using the OEM disk from Dell it did not seem to work... at least
> > not for uninstalling.
>
>
Yes, you can copy it from another machine or from the
%windir%\system32\dllcache folder.
John
Jeff Ingman wrote:
> Thanks John...
>
> I used the utility you cite below. This fixed Paint... but not Calculator. I
> have a short cut but it doesn't find the program.
>
> I don't really use the calculator but can I simply copy the calc.exe file
> from another XP computer under my desk to my primary computer?
>
> Jeff
>
> "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>
>
>>These are mostly all just shortcuts pointing to executables in the
>>System32 folder. See here for more information and how to fix them:
>>
>>Restore or Fix Missing Accessories Shortcuts in Start Menu
>>http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...-missing-accessories-shortcuts-in-start-menu/
>>
>>John
>>
>>Jeff Ingman wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I reinstalled WinXP recently and just discovered that many... if not all...
>>>of the applets in Accessories did not install properly.
>>>
>>>What is the proper procedure to get them installed?
>>>
>>>I can find Paint.exe for instance but it won't start. Do I need to uninstall
>>>each applet before I try to install them.
>>>
>>>Also... do I have to use an XP disk to uninstall or reinstall all the
>>>applets? The retail disk I have is not the one installed on this machine.
>>>When I tried using the OEM disk from Dell it did not seem to work... at least
>>>not for uninstalling.
>>
>>
Just got around to attempting to implement your instruction below.
I found "calc.exe" on another PC. But when I went to paste it into the
"dllcache" folder on my primary PC I found I don't have such a folder... not
in system32... not anywhere.
Now I wonder - how important it is to have such a folder for normal
operation of my computer? I haven't detected any adverse effects but I don't
know what they might be.
And I wonder... if I'm missing that folder... might I have other missing
WinXP folders and components. How do I test/check for this?
jeff
"John John (MVP)" wrote:
> Yes, you can copy it from another machine or from the
> %windir%\system32\dllcache folder.
>
> John
>
> Jeff Ingman wrote:
>
> > Thanks John...
> >
> > I used the utility you cite below. This fixed Paint... but not Calculator. I
> > have a short cut but it doesn't find the program.
> >
> > I don't really use the calculator but can I simply copy the calc.exe file
> > from another XP computer under my desk to my primary computer?
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > "John John (MVP)" wrote:
> >
> >
> >>These are mostly all just shortcuts pointing to executables in the
> >>System32 folder. See here for more information and how to fix them:
> >>
> >>Restore or Fix Missing Accessories Shortcuts in Start Menu
> >>http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...-missing-accessories-shortcuts-in-start-menu/
> >>
> >>John
> >>
> >>Jeff Ingman wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I reinstalled WinXP recently and just discovered that many... if not all...
> >>>of the applets in Accessories did not install properly.
> >>>
> >>>What is the proper procedure to get them installed?
> >>>
> >>>I can find Paint.exe for instance but it won't start. Do I need to uninstall
> >>>each applet before I try to install them.
> >>>
> >>>Also... do I have to use an XP disk to uninstall or reinstall all the
> >>>applets? The retail disk I have is not the one installed on this machine.
> >>>When I tried using the OEM disk from Dell it did not seem to work... at least
> >>>not for uninstalling.
> >>
> >>
>
>
Oops... I had to change a file setting so I could "see" the folder. I did so
and solved my problem.
jeff
"Jeff Ingman" wrote:
> John...
>
> Just got around to attempting to implement your instruction below.
>
> I found "calc.exe" on another PC. But when I went to paste it into the
> "dllcache" folder on my primary PC I found I don't have such a folder... not
> in system32... not anywhere.
>
> Now I wonder - how important it is to have such a folder for normal
> operation of my computer? I haven't detected any adverse effects but I don't
> know what they might be.
>
> And I wonder... if I'm missing that folder... might I have other missing
> WinXP folders and components. How do I test/check for this?
>
> jeff
>
> "John John (MVP)" wrote:
>
> > Yes, you can copy it from another machine or from the
> > %windir%\system32\dllcache folder.
> >
> > John
> >
> > Jeff Ingman wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks John...
> > >
> > > I used the utility you cite below. This fixed Paint... but not Calculator. I
> > > have a short cut but it doesn't find the program.
> > >
> > > I don't really use the calculator but can I simply copy the calc.exe file
> > > from another XP computer under my desk to my primary computer?
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > "John John (MVP)" wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >>These are mostly all just shortcuts pointing to executables in the
> > >>System32 folder. See here for more information and how to fix them:
> > >>
> > >>Restore or Fix Missing Accessories Shortcuts in Start Menu
> > >>http://www.raymond.cc/blog/archives...-missing-accessories-shortcuts-in-start-menu/
> > >>
> > >>John
> > >>
> > >>Jeff Ingman wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>I reinstalled WinXP recently and just discovered that many... if not all...
> > >>>of the applets in Accessories did not install properly.
> > >>>
> > >>>What is the proper procedure to get them installed?
> > >>>
> > >>>I can find Paint.exe for instance but it won't start. Do I need to uninstall
> > >>>each applet before I try to install them.
> > >>>
> > >>>Also... do I have to use an XP disk to uninstall or reinstall all the
> > >>>applets? The retail disk I have is not the one installed on this machine.
> > >>>When I tried using the OEM disk from Dell it did not seem to work... at least
> > >>>not for uninstalling.
> > >>
> > >>
> >
> >
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