Recreate a Deleted Shortcut

Recreate a Deleted Shortcut

Let's say you accidentally deleted the shortcut for Spider Solitaire from the All Programs menu. Here's how you get it back:

1. Right Click on the Windows Desktop.
2. On the menu that appears, choose New, then Shortcut.
3. A Create Shortcut dialog box appears.
4. In the shortcut path field, type the path that you see in the picture below:
   
   
5. then click Next.
6. Type Spider Solitaire as the name of the shortcut, then click Finish.
7. You should now have a Spider Solitaire shortcut on your Desktop.

Most of the non-Internet games for Windows are in that Windows System32 folder, so you can use the same steps above add the name of the game that was deleted.

Here are the game names for convenience:

• Hearts: mshearts.exe
• Spider Solitaire: spider.exe
• Solitaire: sol.exe
• MineSweeper: winmine.exe
• Freecell: freecell.exe

Pinball has it's own folder: Look under C: drive, Program Files, Windows NT, Pinball, Pinball.exe

Alternatively, you can remove and re-add them as components of Windows. Go to:

1. Control Panel | Add or Remove Programs
2. Add/Remove Windows Components
3. Accessories and Utilities
4. Details button
5. Games

Uncheck the games you are missing from your Games menu, and OK your way out. Then go back in and check off the same games, and OK your way out. That should put them back in your menu.