uninstalled games..need them back..please help

[Chris]

Hello,

I have accidently uninstalled my games (the standard ones
like pinball etc) and i dont ahve my xp proffesional
disc, is there anyway i can get hold of the games without
the disc?

Thanks.

Chris

 

[Chris H.]

The games are part of the system, Chris, and unless you physically removed
them from the hard drive, you should be able to go into Control Panel/Add or
Remove Programs. Once there, click on the Add/Remove Windows Components in
the left pane. On the first screen, with Accessories highlighted, click the
Details button. Next screen, highlight Games and again click Details. Put
check marks in the games you want, then OK your way out.

 

[Alan]

Chris,

PMFJI...

I have a similar situation. On my Windows XP notebook
PC, the Internet Backgammon game quit working, so I
uninstalled it. When I try to re-install it as you
describe, it asks for my Windows XP CD. Unfornately my
notebook didn't come with a Windows XP CD. It has
Application Recovery CD's (which don't include Windows
components), and System Recovery CD's (which are used to
reformat the drive and re-install Windows after a major
failure).

Neither Sony nor Best Buy have been able to help ... they
just suggest search the CD's I mentioned above for the
ZCLIENTM.EXE file that the install program is looking
for - but it's not there as a free-standing file.

Do you have any suggestions? Thanks in advance...

Alan

 

[Chris H.]

Try pointing the "install" to the I386 folder on your hard drive instead.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
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[Alan]

Thanks, that is the answer. I guess I'm still used to
the Windows CD contents being in \windows\options\cabs.

Alan

 

[Chris H.]

Yup. I believe all that changed with XP. Glad you got it working.
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Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
http://nicecreations.us/
Associate Expert
Expert Zone -