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Adding Wordpad To The Right Click New List i deleted wordpad, now i'm trying to fix it

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Posted 05 May 2008 - 09:49 PM

i'm using Windows XP home edition and a while back i wanted to delete Oultook express from the
add/remove windows components list. i didnt know how to use it correctly because the instructions are
vague. what i ended up doing was deleting everything but outlook express.

anyway, i've figured out how to restore everything back to normal; everything except WORDPAD.

i read online that you can add wordpad.exe to the C:/program files/windows nt/accessories folder

i did this and now my existing wordpad files will launch, but i don't have the option to
right click the desktop and click on NEW and choose wordpad from that list.

also the icons look different.

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can anyone help me correct this?

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Posted 05 May 2008 - 10:19 PM

You could try ShellExView. It allows you to edit your context menus.
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Posted 07 May 2008 - 12:11 AM

is there a way to add wordpad back to xp with add/remove windows components? i don't see an option on there.
it removes it no problem; but then how do you reinstall it just as easily?

i'm sure someone else has made this mistake before.

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Posted 07 May 2008 - 12:35 AM

If you have the i386 directory on your computer locate the wordpad.inf file, right-click on it and select Install. If you don't have the i386 directory on your machine you should be able to find the wordpad.inf file on your Windows CD.
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