Paint and Calculator vanished

I’m using Vista, and paint and the calculator vanished from my start menu. I can’t find them anywhere in any of the folders, and when I search for them the pc can’t find them.
However, when I open the Windows Vista HELP function, search for paint, click the subject “Problems with opening Paint”, and click the link: OPEN PAINT, it does work.
How can I get the calculator and paint back in my startmenu and in the search index?
Answer #1
i think i know the way to help ya out there….see if you can right click on the program when you go to the section you were talking about…then try and see if there is an option to pin to start menu or send it to desktop or anything…lemee know if any of that works
Answer #2
Already tried that, doesn’t work.
Answer #3
hmm….can you provide a few screenshots of how you get your programs to open now..(the ones that are missing)
Answer #4
http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=screenpaintvanishedyh2.jpg
It’s in Dutch, but I think you get what it is. (vista help function, the link says: Click here to open paint)
Answer #5
hmm..and you cant pull up start and type in paint? try do a registry repair when you restart your computer…if that does not work, try this
http://www.google.com?t=319120&highlight=
edit: or try and do a system restore as far back as to when it was working
Answer #6
Thanks for the help, I’ll see what I can do about it….
Answer #7
no problem…glad i could help