missing entertainment folder

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how do I recover this folder
couldn't link
cant restore
simple mistake but .............
can you hold my hand?
 
january612 said:
how do I recover this folder
couldn't link
cant restore
simple mistake but .............
can you hold my hand?
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This "entertainment" folder you speak of - when you created it - why, when
and how?
What happened to it/the machine to cause the problem?
Can you not restore from your backups?
 
how do I recover this folder
couldn't link
cant restore
simple mistake but .............
can you hold my hand?
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The Entertainment options are usually in Start, Programs, Accessories,
Entertainment.

Did you drag and drop your Entertainment folder someplace? You can
drag stuff right off your menus if you are not careful. A drag and
drop is not the same as a copy and and paste.

When XP gets installed it puts a default copy of the Entertainment
folder here:

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories\

If you look there, you should see an Entertainment folder. That is
what XP comes with, usually just two shortcuts inside - Sound Recorder
and Volume Control.

Whenever a new user is created, they get a copy of that folder and its
contents which ends up here:

C:\Documents and Settings\<Your User Name Here>\Start Menu\Programs
\Accessories\

If your user name does not have an Entertainment folder there, copy
the Entertainment folder from the All Users location into your
location, or find where you dropped it after dragging it, drag it
back, or copy and paste it.

If you later install any programs (like some media player for example)
it may put a shortcut in your Entertianment folder, but not All
Users. If options are missing, you can just copy the shortcut from
where ever it is and paste it into your own Entertainment folder.

You can paste any shortcut into your Entertainment folder, or any
other folder for that matter, and it will show up in the Start menu in
the appropriate place.

Everything you see in Start, Programs (whatever) is just a folder or
file somewhere...

Jose
 
Hi, did you ever get an answer to your question? I have the same problem. I have Windows XP Home Edition that came with my new computer, without any Windows XP CD, and the All Programs/Accessories/Entertainment folder is empty.

thanks.



january61 wrote:

missing entertainment folder
24-May-09

how do I recover this folder
couldn't link
cant restore
simple mistake but .............
can you hold my hand?

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If you have the .exe files for Sound Recorder and Volume Control, then
create the 2 shortcuts in the folder.
The files are:
%SystemRoot%\system32\sndrec32.exe
%SystemRoot%\system32\sndvol32.exe

....Alan
--
Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
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On Thu, 01 Oct 2009 18:05:26 -0700, in
 
Marcy said:
Hi, did you ever get an answer to your question? I have the same problem. I have Windows XP Home Edition that came with my new computer, without any Windows XP CD, and the All Programs/Accessories/Entertainment folder is empty.

thanks.



january61 wrote:

missing entertainment folder
24-May-09

how do I recover this folder
couldn't link
cant restore
simple mistake but .............
can you hold my hand?

EggHeadCafe - Software Developer Portal of Choice
WPF DataGrid Custom Paging and Sorting
http://www.eggheadcafe.com/tutorial...f-32b2d802ae17/wpf-datagrid-custom-pagin.aspx
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Many brand name computers have hidden recovery partitions that also
serve as a source for files that the Windows Component Wizard needs when
reinstalling a component. But be aware that those partitions are of no
use if the hard drive itself fails. Some manufacturers include a utility
that offers the retail customer ONE opportunity to use a CD or DVD
burner to produce optical recovery media on CD-R, DVD-R or DVD+R
(supported media varies with which Windows version is one the computer).
Since my computer is a generic "grey box" I can't refresh my memory
about the exact procedure, which may vary between manufacturers anyway.
A relative's Windows Vista system made three recovery DVD+Rs in a
procedure that took several hours (I used the time to go shopping for a
new router).

Please report back if the following procedure leads to any success.

Copied from one of my earlier responses (about "missing" games that come
with Windows XP):

Are the games missing from "Accessories" under "All Programs" on the
"start" button menu? Those are just shortcuts and could be missing while
the games themselves are safely in the \Windows\system32 folder (default
location) of your hard drive. Use the search function on your "start"
button menu to search for freecell.exe, sol.exe, spider.exe and
winmine.exe . PLEASE report back if these files are in or missing from
that folder. If you find those files you should be able to double click
their icons to run the games. You can right click the .exe file icons to
create new shortcuts that you can copy or move to other locations like
the "start" button menu, desktop or "Quick Launch" menu.

If you don't find the .exe files in your \Windows\system32 folder PLEASE
respond with a report of the results of following the procedure below.
IF you have a generic "gray box" PC or upgraded from an earlier version
of Windows you may need your Windows XP installation or upgrade CD:

Click the "start" button on your task bar.

Click "Control Panel" in the second column of the menu. Depending on
your settings this might produce a window OR a fly out menu.

Click "Add or Remove Programs".

Click "Add/Remove Windows Components" in the left pane of the "Add or
Remove Programs" window.

Wait for the "Windows Components Wizard" window.

Click "Accessories and Utilities" if necessary to highlight that line.

Click the "Details..." button.

Repeat with the "Details..." button with "Games" highlighted on the
resulting "Accessories and Utilities" window.

UNCHECK the missing games in the "Games" window. The games might NOT
REinstall unless you use this procedure to UNinstall them first.

Use the "OK" buttons to close the "Games", "Accessories and Utilities",
"Windows Components Wizard" and and "Add or Remove Programs" windows in
that order.

Open the "Add or Remove Programs", "Windows Component Wizard",
"Accessories and Utilities" and "Games" windows again.

This time CHECK the desired games.

Use the "OK" buttons again to close the windows in the order specified
above. For some of these clicks the wizard will need to access the
hidden Windows XP installation/repair partition on your hard drive (for
many brand name PCs) or you Windows XP installation/upgrade CD.

Look for the game shortcuts on the "start" button menu.
 
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