Missing Wordpad icon in accessories

[Dudley Henriques]

The icon for Wordpad has always been in my accessories section. Suddenly
this morning its missing. The program is working normally, and the shortcut
on the desktop functions.
Is there a way to put the icon back in accessories, and can anyone shed some
light on why it might suddenly have dissapeared from the accessories
section?
Thanks much Dudley

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

The icon for Wordpad has always been in my accessories section.
Suddenly this morning its missing. The program is working normally,
and the shortcut on the desktop functions.
Is there a way to put the icon back in accessories,

You're talking about the Accessories portion of Start | Programs?

This is simply a reflection of the shortcuts that are in the folder
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories
You can add, remove, and change shortcuts there as desired. Simply drag a
copy of the desktop shortcut to it to that folder.

and can anyone
shed some light on why it might suddenly have dissapeared from the
accessories section?

Very probably because you accidentally deleted it without realizing it. It
happens sometimes.

 

[Dudley Henriques]

Thanks much. That's probably what happened. I'll simply drag it back.
Dudley

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Thanks much. That's probably what happened. I'll simply drag it back.

You're welcome. Glad to help.