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anphanax:
This is probably the most annoying thing that has ever happened to me (I didn't realize how much I relyed on ms-paint)..

NOTE: (WINDOW STYLES)
I was using the SetWindowLong with GWL_STYLE and GWL_EXSTYLE params to change buttons and crap into application windows because I was bored :|

Long story short, I was messing with the window styles in MS PAINT, closed the program, and since then can no longer run it without getting a crash.

I've tried uninstalling paint via control panel /w windows components and then reinstalling, i've searched long and hard in the registry.. MY PAINT DOESNT WORK HELP ME =O (Or at least tell me a DECENT, simple alternative application that behaves in a similar fashion)  :(

This kind of crap would only happen on Windows XP Pro... (It doesn't seem to screw up Windows 98 Paint, wonder why?)

Doctor V:

quote:Originally posted by anphanax:
Long story short, I was messing with the window styles in MS PAINT, closed the program, and since then can no longer run it without getting a crash.

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Get used to this kinda crap happening when you run M$ products.

 
quote:I've tried uninstalling paint via control panel /w windows components and then reinstalling, i've searched long and hard in the registry.. MY PAINT DOESNT WORK HELP ME =O (Or at least tell me a DECENT, simple alternative application that behaves in a similar fashion)    :(  

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Have you ever heard of The Gimp?  Its a perfect free alternative, much more advanced than mspaint, but still very easy to use.  You can't lose with The Gimp  

[ June 26, 2003: Message edited by: Doctor V: Gentoo Lunatic ]

Faust:
Yeah get the gimp.  Very nice app, certainly a lot more powerful than paint.  (Shutup you goons, no one said the "P" word.  ;)  ) Oh and Windows is crap.

Fett101:
Whoah... Wait... He wants paint to run?!?

anphanax:
The reason I said this is simple.

Fireworks, Paint Shop Pro, Photoshop, Etc... They aren't simplistic enough. I dont need a faded brush with textures that takes forever to configure with hard-to-resize canvas..

I actually like ms paint, regardless of this problem, because it's such a SIMPLE editor, it only has what I need, and not a bunch of fancy crap I dont. (I should be able to draw a rectangle without having to disable vectors every time I need one, I just want some good old fashioned 16-bit bitmaps.)

There's a Windows version of Gimp? From what I've heard Gimp is crap (chatrooms on AIM :\). I will check it out, or just cave and do something else. (I caved, n/m)

[ June 26, 2003: Message edited by: anphanax ]

[ June 26, 2003: Message edited by: anphanax ]

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