The paint on my computer is gone. How do I get it back?
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Unfortunately, Microsoft doesn't allow you to just download MS Paint. There is a chance that it is still on your hard drive and you only deleted the shortcut in the "Accessories Menu".\n  To see if it is still on your computer, go to "My Computer" and click up at the top in the "Address" bar and erase the text in it and then type: "C:&#92;WINDOWS&#92;system32" (if your main drive is not labeled "C:" then change it to the drive letter of your main drive). Then search (Ctrl + F) for mspaint.exe in the current folder.\n  If it's there then right-click it and click "Create Shortcut". Then right-click on the shorcut you just created and click "Rename". Type in "Paint".  Now right-click the shortcut again and click on "Copy". Then go back up to the "Address" bar and type in "C:*DOCUME~1*ALLUSE~1*STARTM~1 *PROGRAMS*ACCESS~1", making sure to replace all of the asteriks (*) with backwards slashes (the key above "Enter", I can't type it in Yahoo for some reason) and taking out the carriage return in between "SARTM~1" and "PROGRAMS". Then click "File" and "Paste" and your shortcut to Paint should appear there. Now to check go to your Start Menu and look for the shortcut.\n  If, unfotunately, you have deleted the actual file "Paint.exe" from your computer, then you can still install it from your OS CD. So if you still have your MS Windows disc then insert it and then search (Ctrl + F) for "mspaint.exe" on the disc drive. If you find it then right click it and click "Copy" then click up at the top in the "Address" bar and erase the text in it and then type: "C:&#92;WINDOWS&#92;system32" (if your main drive is not labeled "C:" then change it to the drive letter of your main drive). Then right-click in the space and click "Paste".\n  To replace the shortcut in your start menu then right-click "mspaint.exe" and click "Create Shortcut". Then right-click on the shorcut you just created and click "Rename". Type in "Paint". Now right-click the shortcut again and click on "Copy". Then go back up to the "Address" bar and type in "C:*DOCUME~1*ALLUSE~1*STARTM~1 *PROGRAMS*ACCESS~1", making sure to replace all of the asteriks (*) with backwards slashes (the key above "Enter", I can't type it in Yahoo for some reason) and taking out the carriage return in between "SARTM~1" and "PROGRAMS". Then click "File" and "Paste" and your shortcut to Paint should appear there. Now to check go to your Start Menu and look for the shortcut. \n  Please note that the aforementioned instructions apply only to MS Windows XP SP2 and a different version may end with different results. Good luck finding Paint!
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Well there are a couple details you left off. Are you on a network? Are you at home or work? If you are at work it is not uncommon to have paint removed from Windows. You can go to Start, Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, then click on Windows Componets. From there youo can check and see if paint is installed. Good luck!!
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lock the taskbar...or try this.\nYou could try the System Restore which takes you back to a time when your computer was working good. Go To: \nstart\nprograms\naccessories\nsystems tools\nsystem restore\nThis process is completely reversable. And does not remove your personal files. Just go back one checkpoint at a time until your puter is working good again.\nE
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Win XP, that means you have System restore, use it, \nAccesories--------->System Tools------------>System restore.
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Open the bmp file in PAINT and then click SAVE AS in your menu under the FILE option. Then save it under a jpg format. There is a drop down box on the bottom that lets you pick the format that says "Save as Type:"...you need to scroll and find .jpg.\n\nOh you DONT have paintbrush? Why dont you install it? Its a windows component so just install it back, you dont need a CD. Go to control panel, and then Add/Remove Programs. On the left side is "Add/Remove Windows Components". Click on it and then go to Accessories, Click details, and then click on Accessories again. Check paint and reinstall it.\n\nIf you cant install paint or if you just dont want to, then you need a software regardless to convert it. Go to http://www.downloads.com and look for a freeware that will let you convert it.\n\nAnother option is for you to just send it to me. Contact me through my profile and I can help you.
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try 'system restore'. under 'all programs' go to accecories, then system tools, there you'll see 'system restore'. go back to a time before you had that program installed
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you can restore your program.\nStart>Programs>Accessories> System tools>System restore\n\nRestore it to the previous hour of the deletion action. It will work because I experienced the same problem:)
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Export it to .scr file. Move it to 'WINDOWS' folder on your hard drive. After Restart it will appears in your 'Display Properties' Screen Saver tab.
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system restore.go start>control panel>system\nthen choose system restore tab. hope its turned on\nif it is\n click Learn more about System Restore. In Help and Support, click Performance and Maintenance, click Using System Restore to undo changes, and then click Run the System Restore Wizard\n\n also go >start>run> type "taskmgr.exe" / control alt delete. see if extra things are running
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press\n"Print Screen" on your keyboard.\npaste into paint, and then save
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If you really want it bad, and the Deleted Items bin has been emptied, try this:\n\nhttp://www.stompsoft.com/recoverlostdata2.html
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have you tried to use a program like Pc Inspector File Recovery\n\n\nhttp://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm
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If you have a Microsoft operating system-- "windows"-- then paint is on the installation CD. Just go to control panel and select "add/remove programs" and have the installation CD in the drive.
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Open your start menu, click on search.  Type in the word paint, tell it to search all files and folders.  When the system locates the program paint, open it and look for the desktop shortcut, right-click create desktop shortcut. that should fix you up
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Just use system restore\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/helpandsupport/getstarted/ballew_03may19.mspx\n\n///
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Go to Control Panel\nSelect the Add/Remove applet\nSelect Add/Remove Windows Components\n\nView Details for "Accessories and Utilities"\nView Details for "Accessories"\n\n\nYou will find MS Paint in there - check the checkbox and Windows should proceed to install MS Paint for you (It might ask you for your Windows install CDs though)\n\nGood luck
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try a different usb port .. or...\nYou could try the System Restore which takes you back to a time when your computer was working good. Go To: \nstart\nprograms\naccessories\nsystems tools\nsystem restore\nThis process is completely reversable. And does not remove your personal files. Just go back one checkpoint at a time until your puter is working good again.\nE