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Title: windows paint
Post by: j.m.reid on June 30, 2009, 05:57:26 PM

Running Windows Vista Home Premium and every time try to run Windows paint it wont download .Have checked on web and it seems to be a known fault .Wondering if any of the Sages on forum have come across a solution for problem .  Grateful for any help given .

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: Conogo on July 01, 2009, 06:58:01 AM

Hi there, I am also using Vista Home Premium and using Microsoft Paint to do some minor jpg editing. But I have no problem here. Wonder what is the "won't download" problem you are facing. Mind to elaborate more ?  :)

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: j.m.reid on July 01, 2009, 01:54:35 PM

Thanks for reply . When I click on Paint it wont  launch programme .Sometimes ,after many attemps , for some reason it appears and works . Dont know why and it appears to be a common fault .

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: Confused Computer User on July 01, 2009, 02:02:44 PM

Hi j.m.reid,

I have both Vista Home Premium and Vista Home Basic and I have had no issues with paint.

Quote from: j.m.reid on July 01, 2009, 01:54:35 PM

Dont know why and it appears to be a common fault .

Where did you find this?

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: Mr.Agent on July 01, 2009, 02:38:57 PM

Same here i got Vista Home Premium SP2 and no problem at all. If you guy want another paint i can say Adobe Photoshop or Gimp is not bad too.

Mr.Agent

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: Conogo on July 01, 2009, 02:44:21 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185501 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185501)

This link might help.  ;)

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: .: L' arc :. on July 01, 2009, 03:20:37 PM

-= If you want, I'll send you my mspaint.exe.. but the interface is for xpSP3..

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: Confused Computer User on July 01, 2009, 06:03:37 PM

Quote from: Conogo on July 01, 2009, 02:44:21 PM

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185501 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/185501)

This link might help.  ;)

Still, at the bottom you see:

Quote

APPLIES TO

    * Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
    * Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Standard Edition
    * Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0 Developer Edition

Vista is not listed unless I'm missing something.

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: j.m.reid on July 01, 2009, 06:44:54 PM

  Thank you all for help / advice , appreciated . This is one of the pages I came across looking for solution to problem . http://www.donationcoder.com/Forums/bb/index.php?action=printpage;topic=16292.0 .I have now installed Paint .net as it looks unlikely to be a simple fix . Again , many thanks , you always get good replies from Avast forum .

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: j.m.reid on July 02, 2009, 12:22:00 PM

Just an update , Paint working perfectly now , do not know why !!!!!!!!!!!  Computers !!!!!

Title: Re: windows paint
Post by: Conogo on July 02, 2009, 01:27:46 PM

Gratz j.m.  ;D