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Idiot Computer User F's Up
mrsnackroad
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In case the title doesn't say everything...
I recently installed The Sims 2 Deluxe Edition on my laptop. And it absolutely VIOLATES IT like a sexual assault victim.
In an attempt to make the game run faster by making more free space, I accidently deleted:
Internet Explorer (campus computer, woo)
Volume Controls
Various built-in games (solitaire, etc.)
See, I'm the kind of fool who understands JUUUUUST enough about computers to seriously fuck one up.
Internet Explorer is kind of weird in that despite having DL'ed a program to reinstall it, the computer refuses to recognize it.
Is there anything left I can try to fix it myself, or should I set aside some dollars for the Best Buy people to emasculate me by fixing it within minutes?
I recently installed The Sims 2 Deluxe Edition on my laptop. And it absolutely VIOLATES IT like a sexual assault victim.
In an attempt to make the game run faster by making more free space, I accidently deleted:
Internet Explorer (campus computer, woo)
Volume Controls
Various built-in games (solitaire, etc.)
See, I'm the kind of fool who understands JUUUUUST enough about computers to seriously fuck one up.
Internet Explorer is kind of weird in that despite having DL'ed a program to reinstall it, the computer refuses to recognize it.
Is there anything left I can try to fix it myself, or should I set aside some dollars for the Best Buy people to emasculate me by fixing it within minutes?
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- Go to Add/Remove programs and then click Add/Remove Windows components. You might be able to get it to reinstall Internet Explorer from there (though you might need your Windows CD).
- Since you're able to uninstall IE7, go to Add/Remove programs and try removing it. I would think it would show back up in Windows Updates after doing this.
- I don't know if System Restore considers these "system files", but running System Restore to a previous day's checkpoint might work.
- If all else fails, you could do a repair install of Windows. You might have to do all the windows updates again afterwords though.
Anyway try doing a Windows Repair Install from the original cds. You might have to download all the windows updates again but this is easier than doing a reformat & reinstall.