About Jesse H. Expertise I have been working with Windows XP since it was released. I know a lot of shortcuts; some are specific to Windows XP and some work with previous versions of Windows, too. I am working in the Windows registry almost on a daily basis, so I can help with configurations, too.
Experience I have worked with Windows XP since it was released. Before it was released, I worked with Windows 2000 and Windows NT.
Question I did a bad thing had some one that didn't know what thay were doing play with my cumputer and removed my Wordpad from Windows Xp is there any way I can get it back with out having to re do windows I tryed to find it in my cumputer every were I can think of and can't ...HELP PLEASE.... Thanks Bill
Answer Hi Bill!
To begin with, how did they remove it? Did they just remove the Start menu shortcut to it? If so, then it is pretty easy to recreate that. Right-click anywhere on the desktop (not on an icon) and select the "New -> Shortcut" option. When prompted for a location, type "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\wordpad.exe" (include the "" when typing it in). Click the Next button, name the shortcut whatever you want, and then click the Finish button.
Try double-clicking on the new shortcut. If Wordpad opens up, then click and drag the shortcut wherever you want on the Start menu. If you get an error message when you are creating the shortcut that states that the application could not be found, then you will need to get the Windows XP install disc.
On the Windows XP install disc, there should be a directory named i386. Within that directory should be an application named "write.exe". Copy that application to the "C:\Program Files\Windows NT\Accessories\" directory and rename it to "wordpad.exe".
Now, do the steps to create the shortcut and drag the shortcut onto the Start menu.
