Microsoft Paint Problem

[samurai_princess]

I have done something to my computer i cant figure out what but microsoft paint is no longer on there aswel as the wordpad and calculator.

Does anyone know how i can get this back as i dont have the cd to reinstall it. I am currently running windows xp professional.

Thanks

[BoardBabe]

Please post your winnt.sif file. (remember codebox tag)

[samurai_princess]

Please post your winnt.sif file. (remember codebox tag)

What us a winnt.sof file?

[XL-DJK]

winnt.sif file contains information regarding windows setup... it is located in (x):\WINDOWS\i386

(x) representing drive letter

[samurai_princess]

I cant seem to find it i can find the folder but the winnt.sif isnt there. What is this file and what does it have to do with the fact my paint isnt working? sorry im not too good with the technical side of computers only know a few basic things to get me by.

[blinkdt]

Yes, I think you might have visited the wrong forum to solve your problem, Samurai Princess, but since you are here at MSFN:

Does Paint open if you click Start --> Run and type "mspaint" (without the quotes) and hit enter? If so, you may simply be missing a shortcut to the program found in the WINDOWS\System32 directory. Recreate the shortcut and you are good to go. If someone has actually REMOVED mspaint.exe from your machine, then you will need to get your hands on a disc to reinstall this Windows accessory. Ditto with WordPad and Calculator (Start --> Run --> wordpad and Start --> Run --> calc).

[samurai_princess]

What if i cant get hold of a disc? They are all completely gone off my computer.

Is there anyway i can download them off a torrent site or anywhere else if anyone knows somewhere could you please post the link.

Thanks

[ajua]

if you cant get a disc right now use alternatives to those programs instead. try paint.net wich is a great program for graphics. for wordpad rtf files you can open them in word or any other text processor. and im sure you will find thousands of calculators if you search for them.

for a text processor download openoffice wich is free and support office documents.

if this isnt enough and you want calc, mspaint and workpad. just get a windows disk and install them.

[blinkdt]

What if i cant get hold of a disc?

You're kidding, right? Ask around, someone you know has a disc.