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My son used my computer a while back (XP PRO). He must have deleted the
Windows XP default pictures (the pictures that come with XP) and I want them
back, how do I do that. He must have cleared the recycle bin as well, because
I checked there.

Is there any way that I can get them back?
 
Which pictures? The ones in My Pictures? Ones that are used for Desktop
backgrounds? Or something else?
 
They are the "Sample Pictures" in My pictures.
Which pictures? The ones in My Pictures? Ones that are used for Desktop
backgrounds? Or something else?
My son used my computer a while back (XP PRO). He must have deleted the
Windows XP default pictures (the pictures that come with XP) and I want
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
Is there any way that I can get them back?
 
There are four:
Blue hills.jpg
Sunset.jpg
Water lilies.jpg
Winter.jpg

First, search for a file named winter.jp_ (last character is an underscore),
probably in a folder named i386. If no luck, is your XP Pro installation
disk a retail disk, or a generic OEM, not some Restore disk or partition? It
should have an i386 folder. If you can locate the files (each one has a last
character _ instead of G), extract them using the EXPAND command. Calling
the CD drive X:\, and assuming as normal installation disk, here's the
command for the Winter.jpg file:

expand -r x:\i386\winter.jp_ "C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Documents\My Pictures\Sample Pictures"

Careful of the spaces in that command. Change the path to i386 folder as
necessary.
 
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