If it can't find the programs, that suggests that you lost the contents of the registry some time during the corruption or re-installation. To check, you could go into the add/remove programs control panel, and see if any of the extra software is listed. If it's not, the registry is corrupt or wiped, and you're screwed--you'll have to reinstall every piece of software.
You can try running the .EXE files directly, restoring the shortcuts to them in the start menu. Some applications that don't rely on the registry will still work.
The registry was the single worst thing Microsoft did between Windows 3.11 and Windows 95. It introduced a single point of failure into the OS.
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Date: 2002-05-15 05:37 am (UTC)You can try running the .EXE files directly, restoring the shortcuts to them in the start menu. Some applications that don't rely on the registry will still work.
The registry was the single worst thing Microsoft did between Windows 3.11 and Windows 95. It introduced a single point of failure into the OS.