Cannot Open MS Paint

[Tom]

When trying to opent Microsoft Paint, I get a "Paint has
encountered a problem and needs to close" message.
Problem is in "ms42u.dll" module. I have tried
reinstalling Paint several times from the Control Panel
Add/Remove Programs Windows Components function, but
still get the same message. Any ideas?

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Tom,

This fix usually works:

Close any/all instances of MSPaint. Then start/run regedit, navigate to this
key:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Applets\Paint

Hightlight (click on it) that key and delete it. Close the registry editor
and reopen Paint.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone