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That's great Peter, I'm glad it worked out for you.
🙂
Cheers,
Jimmy.
"Peter B" <Peter B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news
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| Thanks, I did find them on the XP CD, then did the install windows components
| from the CD, and everything looks fine. THANKS!
|
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
| > Hi Peter,
| >
| > In the Search options, be sure to select the advanced options
| > to search system and hidden files and folders.
| >
| > --
| > Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| >
| > Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
| > My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > _________________________________________________________
| >
| > "Peter B" <Peter B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:18815664-5674-4321-8530-5B0ED531F333@microsoft.com...
| > > Good idea, but I did a search and didn't find mshearts.* or freecell.* on my
| > > drive?
| > >
| > > "Jimmy S." wrote:
| > >
| > >> Hi Peter,
| > >>
| > >> Do a quick search of your Windows directory for that file.
| > >> It might be easier for you to just locate the file and create
| > >> a shortcut to it rather than searching for compressed files.
| > >>
| > >> --
| > >> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
| > >> Jimmy S.
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
| > >>
| > >> Game FAQs:
;gms]http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
| > >> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site:
http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
| > >> MS Assisted Support:
http://support.microsoft.com/select/?target=assistance
| > >> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
| > >> _________________________________________________________
| > >>
| > >> "Peter B" <Peter B@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:1A3B1ECA-51C4-44E2-B8FE-64B8F45F2677@microsoft.com...
| > >> |I am trying to reinstall the standard card games that come with XP as they
| > >> | were erroneously deleted and a system user - not me, really ! - wants them.
| > >> |
| > >> | I am using my XP Professional Upgrade / SP1 CD. I get into games part of the
| > >> | add/remove programs for windows, select the games I want, press next, and
| > >> | get the error message "The file 'freecell.exe' on Windows XP Professional
| > >> | CD-ROM is needed".
| > >> |
| > >> | Any thoughts as to what to do next?
| > >> |
| > >> | I did a simple file search of my CD-ROM for this file and it was not found.
| > >> | I tried another file (e.g. unselected freecell from the games list, but the
| > >> | next file is apparetnly not on the CD-ROM either.
| > >>
| > >>
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
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