amadeus Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Was ccleaner supposed to delete Microsoft Paint and Word Pad? How do I get them back now? Sorry if this is an idiotic noob question! Does it delete anything else like the above that I should know about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted July 23, 2006 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2006 No ccleaner was not supposed to do this, it is usually a very safe program. What operating system do you have? You could always try a restore point. Or go to control panel- add and remove programs- add and remove windows componants (lefthand side)- accessories and utilities - details -accessories -details and see if paint is ticked. You may need your windows cd for this. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators rridgely Posted July 23, 2006 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2006 CCleaner dosent remove paint or word pad and your the only person that has ever reported that happening. Besides I don't think it removed them anyway. Go to start>run> type in mspaint.exe Let me know if paint starts up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadeus Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Let me know if paint starts up. Nope, it didnt. It just said "could not be found...". Still, maybe it wasnt ccleaner... maybe it was noadware? I'll try a restore point. I have Windows XP Pro SP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 Go to your Control Panel. Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components > Accessories & Utilities > Accessories > Put a check beside Paint and WordPad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadeus Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 maybe it wasn't ccleaner? I system restored back to a month, Paint was still missing. Oh, and all the games are missing too, you know, like Pinball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators TwistedMetal Posted July 23, 2006 Moderators Share Posted July 23, 2006 This is a simple fix if Windows is not messed up. See Tarun's post. Your Friendly Neighborhood Piriform Forum Moderator Quick Links: CCleaner Products | CCleaner Documentation | Knowledge Center | Downloads | Lost License Key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amadeus Posted July 23, 2006 Author Share Posted July 23, 2006 Go to your Control Panel. Add/Remove Programs > Add/Remove Windows Components > Accessories & Utilities > Accessories > Put a check beside Paint and WordPad. Thank you! Everything came back, including the games. So it wasn't ccleaner after all was it? If not, what could have caused it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 It would depend on what programs you ran. There are some that will help uninstall things like Paint, Windows Messenger and more. There are programs like xp-AntiSpy and many others. Do you know what programs you used that may have caused this, or roughly what programs you ran when you encountered this issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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