Paint prgm won't open in xp

[Diana]

the paint program that I have with windows xp will not
open. I had been using the program on a regular basis
and then I tried to return to it and I get the message:
Paint has encountered a problem and must close. We are
sorry for the inconvenience. Can anyone help me with
this problem....

 

[R. C. White]

Hi, Diana.

This is the Microsoft Paint that is a part of WinXP, right? Then the System
File Checker ought to fix it. At the Run prompt, type: sfc /scannow

SFC will compare each WinXP operating system file with its "known good" copy
in the on-disk cache and replace any missing or damaged ones. Have your
WinXP CD-ROM handy; SFC probably will want to see that.

Another way to "refresh" the Paint program would be to use Add/Remove
Programs (the Add/Remove Windows Components option) to uninstall it, then
install it again.

Oh, and please give us more than 10 minutes to respond before posting the
same question again. ;^{ This is NOT MS Tech Support. This "Community" is
really a peer-to-peer newsgroup. We are all just users like you, and we
sometimes take a coffee break. ;^}

RC