Hi Bob--
My first question, and I'm not trying to be snarky, is why does it make a
difference. If you want to use Wordpad, why not just type it into search or
before the Vista search box, you could have (and still can) type it into the
run box and it pops up.
My second is why can't you just drag wordpad back to the Accesoories folder
on the start menu?
You didn't say what happens when you try.
I suppose if you can't, and I don't know why not, you can run SFC or you
could use a restore point to before this happened if you have one.
***SFC as a Remedy***:
SFC or System File Checker is a bit like the spare tire in your car or a
backup battery I suppose. In Vista of course, they have changed it somewhat
and come up with a new name--Redmond stands for name it something different
twice a year and now it's part of WRP or Windows Resource Protection. It
scans protected resources including thousands of files, libraries, critical
folders, and essential registry keys, and it replaces those that are
corrupted with intact ones. It fixes a lot of problems in Windows XP, OE,
Windows Vista, Win Mail, IE6, and on Vista or if it is installed on XP, IE7.
It protects these things from changes by any source including
administrators, by keeping a spare of most of them.
How to Run SFC:
Type "cmd" into the Search box above the Start Button>and when cmd comes up
at the top of the Start menu>right click cmd and click "run as Admin" and
when the cmd prompt comes up at the cmd prompt type "sfc /scannow" no quotes
and let it run. This may fix things quite a bit. It replaces corrupt files
with intact ones, if you're not familiar with it.
Good luck,
CH
