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More info?)
Hi Chasa,
Go through the process of checking the games as if they
are installed and you want to uninstall them.
Let Windows go through the process as if it's uninstalling
the games.
Reboot
Try installing the games again. It should work.
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"chasa" <chasa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:4154A4BA-61DF-4C2D-A08C-E4AA5A0A3346@microsoft.com...
| this did not restore freecell.
| (I have done this numerous times, as mentioned in the original posting)
| It goes thru some kind of process, never asks for the CD, and completes
| without restoring freecell. :-(
|
| and ideas?
|
|
| "colin goodwin" wrote:
|
| > In order to fix your problem you want to go to the control panel located
| > under the start menu then double click on Add/Remove Programs icon then
| > click on the Add/Remove Windows Components on the left of the Add or Remove
| > Programs windows. When the windows component wizard window displays, make
| > sure accesories and utilies is selected. Then click details located on the
| > bottom right of the window. Select games and the click details again. If the
| > Freecell box is not checked, click on it and the click okay. Click okay
| > again to close the accessories and utilies window. Click next on the Windows
| > component Wizard. then wait for it to install the game the click finish.
| > "chasa" <chasa@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
| > news:427A2403-6092-4A6D-B283-5651CB7D5CA9@microsoft.com...
| > >I deleted it. Now I want it back. I followed the suggestion to use
| > > control-panel, add/remove etc... I checked hearts and freecell....
| > > clicked
| > > ok/next - it went through some process, but did not ask me to load me CD.
| > > Nothing appears to have happened???? what now.
| >
| >
| >