I think I deleted my DVD component

I believe I have deleted a windows component.
I was trying to remove windows messenger and went to add & remove window
components and believe I deleted my DVD rom and also lost my internet
explorer icon. Though I get there from my favorites. Messed around where I
should not have.
When I now go to windows add & remove and check all of them I get this
message:
The file â??AuthorScript.dllâ?? on Windows XP Professional CD2 is needed
Copy files from
C:\cmpnente\mediactr\i386
Bought a backup Hard Driveâ?¦Now how do I reinstall???PLEASE
Do not have disc. Did not come with.
Geek squad wants 230.00 to help!?!?!?

Ed
Mon Apr 07 12:43:08 PDT 2008

> I believe I have deleted a windows component.
> I was trying to remove windows messenger and went to add & remove window
> components and believe I deleted my DVD rom and also lost my internet
> explorer icon. Though I get there from my favorites. Messed around where I
> should not have.
> When I now go to windows add & remove and check all of them I get this
> message:

A system restore may do the trick:
[Start], [All Programs], [Accessories], [System Tools],
[System Restore].

Click "return my computer to an earlier.." & then [Next].

Select a date prior to your problems occurring and follow
directions - it can be UNDONE if it doesn't work.

Ed

Don
Mon Apr 07 12:37:37 PDT 2008

"sunhunter" <sunhunter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C7065633-FAFB-4E72-8286-5D68B82ECEF5@microsoft.com...

> I believe I have deleted a windows component.
> I was trying to remove windows messenger and went to add & remove window
> components and believe I deleted my DVD rom and also lost my internet
> explorer icon. Though I get there from my favorites. Messed around where I
> should not have.

Do you have some convenient System Restore
points (e.g. saved every week or every month.)
Your simplest remedy might be simply to reboot
one of these.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

sunhunter
Sat Apr 19 08:20:00 PDT 2008

Thankyou so much Ed & Don for your help! So I tried to restore and this is
what happens...I get this pop up.

Changes made to drive(s)
E:\ after this point cannot be reversed because the drive was either
excluded from Sytem Restore monitoring, or was turned off or removed. OK

yes. I did remove it. I know that...Do I have to buy exspensive software now?

"sunhunter" wrote:

> I believe I have deleted a windows component.
> I was trying to remove windows messenger and went to add & remove window
> components and believe I deleted my DVD rom and also lost my internet
> explorer icon. Though I get there from my favorites. Messed around where I
> should not have.
> When I now go to windows add & remove and check all of them I get this
> message:
> The file â??AuthorScript.dllâ?? on Windows XP Professional CD2 is needed
> Copy files from
> C:\cmpnente\mediactr\i386
> Bought a backup Hard Driveâ?¦Now how do I reinstall???PLEASE
> Do not have disc. Did not come with.
> Geek squad wants 230.00 to help!?!?!?
>

sunhunter
Sat Apr 19 08:21:00 PDT 2008

Thankyou so much Ed & Don for your help! So I tried to restore and this is
what happens...I get this pop up.

Changes made to drive(s)
E:\ after this point cannot be reversed because the drive was either
excluded from Sytem Restore monitoring, or was turned off or removed. OK

yes. I did remove it. I know that...Do I have to buy exspensive software now?

"Don Phillipson" wrote:

> "sunhunter" <sunhunter@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:C7065633-FAFB-4E72-8286-5D68B82ECEF5@microsoft.com...
>
> > I believe I have deleted a windows component.
> > I was trying to remove windows messenger and went to add & remove window
> > components and believe I deleted my DVD rom and also lost my internet
> > explorer icon. Though I get there from my favorites. Messed around where I
> > should not have.
>
> Do you have some convenient System Restore
> points (e.g. saved every week or every month.)
> Your simplest remedy might be simply to reboot
> one of these.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>
>