How do I get games back?

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Don J

I've deleted all the games on my W2k system. In paticular I've deleted them
from the start menu. How do I get them back?

Don J

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You can recreate the shortcuts if that's all you deleted. Else if you used
Control Panel|Add/Remove then you just simply reverse the process. For the
games/ accessories open
%systemroot%\inf\sysoc.inf
with NotePad and find the lines
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,HIDE,7
under
; old base components
and remove HIDE from both lines, (leave the ,,) save the file, then you can
use Control Panel|Add/ Remove Programs|Add/ Remove Windows Components,
choose "Details" for "Accessories and Utilities" and install.



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Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
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How do I recreate the shortcut?

Don J

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Dave Patrick said:
You can recreate the shortcuts if that's all you deleted. Else if you used
Control Panel|Add/Remove then you just simply reverse the process. For the
games/ accessories open
%systemroot%\inf\sysoc.inf
with NotePad and find the lines
Games=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,games.inf,HIDE,7
AccessUtil=ocgen.dll,OcEntry,accessor.inf,HIDE,7
under
; old base components
and remove HIDE from both lines, (leave the ,,) save the file, then you
can use Control Panel|Add/ Remove Programs|Add/ Remove Windows Components,
choose "Details" for "Accessories and Utilities" and install.



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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
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Using Windows Explorer|Search locate the executable (EXE) then right-click
and drag a shortcut to the desktop (or other location). You can also create
a new account in 'Users and Passwords' and logon as that user then copy
those shortcuts.

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Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect
 
What does the item in your second sentence buy you if you have already
created the shortcut?

Don J

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Dave Patrick said:
Using Windows Explorer|Search locate the executable (EXE) then right-click
and drag a shortcut to the desktop (or other location). You can also
create a new account in 'Users and Passwords' and logon as that user then
copy those shortcuts.

--

Regards,

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.
Microsoft Certified Professional
Microsoft MVP [Windows]
http://www.microsoft.com/protect

Don J said:
How do I recreate the shortcut?

Don J
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