Standard Email app disappeared! How to get it back?

The Email application has disappeared from my HTC Incredible 2. The Email icon now says Android Email and when clicked says"the linked program is no longer installed on your phone." Is there a way to get the standard Email application back? Any idea about why I lost it in the first place?

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Wildman

If a system file is missing a hard reset is the only solution but I was hoping you was just overlooking something... Sounds like it is time to backup and reset..

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Wildman

Have you checked your app launcher tray for the email icon? Is the icon you seeing and trying on the home page?

bbinnard

Yes, tried that. No joy - phone says application is not there. Based on everything I've been able to find online it seems like a soft or hard reset is required. I'm hoping a soft reset will work.....but my guess is it will require a hard reset.

Wildman

If a system file is missing a hard reset is the only solution but I was hoping you was just overlooking something... Sounds like it is time to backup and reset..

bbinnard

Yes, I agree (unfortunately.) The soft reset did not help. Will do a factory reset this weekend which should fix the problem (I hope.)

From what I've read online either these phones, or this versin of Android, is prone to this kind of problem. I wonder if any Verizon or Android people are aware of it and plan to implement a fix. Doing factory resets is surely not a nice way to get around the problem.