Basic Games in XP replaced by Internet games

thanks for your help Jimmy.

seems I have a dodgy XP disk. Finally got it to work at fifth attempt.

I still believe the Add/Remove procedure is ambiguous, and why no choice
over the internet games?

Sometimes I despair of Microsoft.

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi bograt,
>
> I've updated Outlook Express on my system, and my Solitaire games did not
> dissapear, they still happily co-exist in the same folder as my Internet Games.
>
> Somehow, your Solitaire games became uninstalled.. we'll just reinstall them.
>
> To add/remove Windows XP Games:
>
> Click START > Control Panel

> > Add or Remove Programs
> > Add Remove Windows Components
> > Accessories and Utilities
> > [Details...]
> > Games
> > [Details...]
> > Select the games to install, here's how:

> Place a check to install, or uncheck to uninstall
> * If you're installing, and it's already checked, uncheck the
> box and then check it again to trick Windows into reinstalling

> > Click [OK] 3 times.

>
> --
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______
>
>
> bograt Wrote:
> =================
> | I used to have the basic Freecell/Solataire/minesweeper etc on my XP home pc.
> | After reinstalling Outlook Express to my PC I find these games have been
> | replaced by internet games from MS/Zone.com. (Is it me or is the Add/Remove
> | facility ambiguous as it doesn't say whether it's adding OR removing a
> | program until it's too late to do anything about it?).
> | I can uninstal these internet games but I can't seem to re-install the
> | original basic games, even when using my XP cd.
> | Help please?
>
>
>

Hi bograt,

Sorry to hear about your troubles, but I'm happy we fixed the issue. :-)

bograt Wrote:
=================
| thanks for your help Jimmy.
|
| seems I have a dodgy XP disk. Finally got it to work at fifth attempt.
|
| I still believe the Add/Remove procedure is ambiguous, and why no choice
| over the internet games?
|
| Sometimes I despair of Microsoft.
|
| "Jimmy S." wrote:
|
|| Hi bograt,
||
|| I've updated Outlook Express on my system, and my Solitaire games did not
|| dissapear, they still happily co-exist in the same folder as my Internet Games.
||
|| Somehow, your Solitaire games became uninstalled.. we'll just reinstall them.
||
|| To add/remove Windows XP Games:
||
|| Click START > Control Panel
|| > Add or Remove Programs
|| > Add Remove Windows Components
|| > Accessories and Utilities
|| > [Details...]
|| > Games
|| > [Details...]
|| > Select the games to install, here's how:
|| Place a check to install, or uncheck to uninstall
|| * If you're installing, and it's already checked, uncheck the
|| box and then check it again to trick Windows into reinstalling
|| > Click [OK] 3 times.
||
|| --
|| Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
|| Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
||
|| Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
|| MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
|| My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
|| __________________________________________________ _______
||
||
|| bograt Wrote:
|| =================
||| I used to have the basic Freecell/Solataire/minesweeper etc on my XP home pc.
||| After reinstalling Outlook Express to my PC I find these games have been
||| replaced by internet games from MS/Zone.com. (Is it me or is the Add/Remove
||| facility ambiguous as it doesn't say whether it's adding OR removing a
||| program until it's too late to do anything about it?).
||| I can uninstal these internet games but I can't seem to re-install the
||| original basic games, even when using my XP cd.
||| Help please?

I have the same problem with my games but i try to instal the games like you
anser at first time but there are no games at my Add Remove Windows
Components...

Please help!

"Jimmy S." wrote:

> Hi bograt,
>
> I've updated Outlook Express on my system, and my Solitaire games did not
> dissapear, they still happily co-exist in the same folder as my Internet Games.
>
> Somehow, your Solitaire games became uninstalled.. we'll just reinstall them.
>
> To add/remove Windows XP Games:
>
> Click START > Control Panel

> > Add or Remove Programs
> > Add Remove Windows Components
> > Accessories and Utilities
> > [Details...]
> > Games
> > [Details...]
> > Select the games to install, here's how:

> Place a check to install, or uncheck to uninstall
> * If you're installing, and it's already checked, uncheck the
> box and then check it again to trick Windows into reinstalling

> > Click [OK] 3 times.

>
> --
> Cheers, *Windows_XP_MVP_Shell/User*
> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>
> Visit my MSN Zone.com and Gaming Help Site: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits
> MS Games Help and Support Center: http://support.microsoft.com/?pr=gms
> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
> __________________________________________________ _______
>
>
> bograt Wrote:
> =================
> | I used to have the basic Freecell/Solataire/minesweeper etc on my XP home pc.
> | After reinstalling Outlook Express to my PC I find these games have been
> | replaced by internet games from MS/Zone.com. (Is it me or is the Add/Remove
> | facility ambiguous as it doesn't say whether it's adding OR removing a
> | program until it's too late to do anything about it?).
> | I can uninstal these internet games but I can't seem to re-install the
> | original basic games, even when using my XP cd.
> | Help please?
>
>
>