i have tried going to my control panel>add or remove programs>accessories and i cant find the PAINT accesory to install onto my pc. HELP!!

its add/remove programs<>add/remove windows componets<>accessories and utilities<>accessories. What do you list under accessories?

my pc had been completely wiped out maybe back in oct of last year. we refurbished everything crutial, but my games and paint and all my accessories are gone and i dont know how to get them back. ive read some similar replies and tried getting it back by following the steps, checking what i wanted from accessories and such but there is no sign of paint.... is there some site or something i can find it under?

jalikoka, Try the small, Free "AccRestore v 2.0" at the link below. http://windowsxp.mvps.org/accessori... Here's another option: Start>Control Panel>Folder Options>View tab, select "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck "Hide protected operating system files", click Apply/OK. Now open Windows Explorer (NOT Internet Explorer) and drill down to the C:\Windows\System32\dllcache folder and open it. There you should find a copy of the mspaint.exe file. Right click it and choose "Copy" then open the C:\Windows\System32 folder, find an empty space, right click and choose "Paste". You can then put a shortcut in your C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Accessories folder. This should solve your problem. Tufenuf

oh thank you so mush tufenuf! the link worked. i really appreciate ur reply!!

jalikoka, Glad to see that it worked and Thanks for posting back to let us know. Tufenuf