No More Paint!

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I was using the System Tools to get rid of programs I don't need. I'm very sure that I didn't remove Paint (at least consciously), but now that I look around, Paint isn't there anymore. Not in accessories. Doesn't come up when I search for it. Not even in the recycle bin, because the bin's empty

I use Paint for a lot of things at home... so it's really disappointing to see that it's gone. Where can I get it again? Can I order another copy? Can I download it from somwhere?

Any help is greatly appreciated. I hope to hear from someone soon.

 

[Michael Burk [MSFT]]

In Add/Remove Programs in your Control Panel choose Add/Remove Windows
Components. Under Accessories and Utilities: Accessories you should see the
option for Paint. If it is already selected, unselect it, apply, and then
go through the process again and pick it. This will reinstall it off of
your XP cd.

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[t.cruise]

1. Go to Control Panel, double click Add or Remove Programs. On the left
side of the Window you'll see a big button: Add/Remove Windows Components,
click it. When the Windows Components Wizard opens, Accessories and
Utilities should be highlighted and have a check mark to the left of it.
Click the Details button. When the Accessories and Utilities window opens
Accessories should be highlighted with a check mark to the left of it.
Click the Details button. When the Accessories window opens scroll down to
Paint. If there isn't a check mark to the left of it, click the box to put
a check mark, then click the OK button, and click the OK button on the
Accessories and Utilities window, and then click the Next button on the
remaining window to continue and finish the wizard. Reboot and Paint should
function.

2. BUT, if you discover that there IS a check mark to the left of Paint,
click to REMOVE the check mark, then go through the rest of the wizard as
described above. Then after rebooting, go back to the wizard, and click to
put the check mark back in the box to the left of Paint. Finish the wizard
as described above, and reboot, and Paint should function. I once installed
a program that killed Paint, and had to do the this second method, which
essentially is uninstalling and then reinstalling Paint.

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I was using the System Tools to get rid of programs I don't need. I'm very

sure that I didn't remove Paint (at least consciously), but now that I look
around, Paint isn't there anymore. Not in accessories. Doesn't come up when
I search for it. Not even in the recycle bin, because the bin's empty.

I use Paint for a lot of things at home... so it's really disappointing to

see that it's gone. Where can I get it again? Can I order another copy? Can
I download it from somwhere?

 

[Alex Nichol]

I was using the System Tools to get rid of programs I don't need. I'm very sure that I didn't remove Paint (at least consciously), but now that I look around, Paint isn't there anymore. Not in accessories. Doesn't come up when I search for it. Not even in the recycle bin, because the bin's empty.

Go to Control Panel - Add remove Programs and on the left click Windows
Components. Select Accessories, click Details and do it again, then
check the line for Paint and click OK out (leave all other check boxes
as they are). You may be asked for your CD

 

[Kelly]

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