Hey guys,

 

 

 

i only noticed yesterday that my ms paint just strangley vanished, and i dont know how to get it back. if you read my other thread in tch and cimputers, then youll know that ive got this toolbar that i cant get rid of. Im worried that tat toolbar may of got rid of it or something. Help plz guys, ty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use more descriptive topic titles in the future. Love, Anesthesia.

Well, um I think u'll need to reply to that thread with a hjt log - since u don't know the toolbar you have.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

by vanished what do you mean?

 

 

 

can you still see it if you went to Start -> All programs -> accessories ?

If you use a more descriptive title in the future you might be able to expect more help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try going to start > run

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then type:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

%SystemRoot%\System32\mspaint[Caution: ExecutableFile]

no i cant see it on all programs anymore

type 'mspaint' into run.. solved.

type 'mspaint' into run.. solved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aint workin

"Strangely Vanished" is abit of a vague term. Can you be more specific?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If you mean that the Shortcut icon has been removed from your desktop, then try look in the 'Accessories' tab in the Programs menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If it isn't there, then go to: 'My Computer>Local Disc (C:)>WINDOWS>Sys32 (Also sometimes called System32 depending on your windows version)'.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You should be able to find the program lurking around in there called MSPaint, if not then i'm not too sure about what you'll have to do about it.

mabye if u do a repair using the windows disc that'll work, or even reinstall windows if u really want paint.

Do you have multiple users on one computer? Another person may have installed a toolbar or deleted MSPaint.

The problem with paint might be that someone unknowingly removed it with the "Disk Cleanup." When you run that utility, there are extra options available that lets you removed un-needed windows components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To put it back, you need to use the windows disk, and do a repair :D

The problem with paint might be that someone unknowingly removed it with the "Disk Cleanup." When you run that utility, there are extra options available that lets you removed un-needed windows components.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To put it back, you need to use the windows disk, and do a repair :D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OHOH ouch! that really burns.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yeah - thats a probable solution - u do have a repair disc dont u?

im sure theres one in our house, and i cant really explainit more than it just vanishing :?

There are multiple threads asking about ms paint with solutions... :-w ...search button...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

However, your problem obviously might have something to do with the toolbar and then redownloading it might be mute if it'll disappear again.

Start -> Run -> Write mspaint -> Problem solved 8-) If that doesn't work, which I doubt, your MS paint is 'really' missing.

Start -> Run -> Write mspaint -> Problem solved 8-) If that doesn't work, which I doubt, your MS paint is 'really' missing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You haven't read the topic, have you? Its been suggested twice already and the TS replied with 'aint working'.

Wow, as if those replies were invicible (though I was tired) :shock: Good catch Vmser.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Try this, it can work even if you don't have your Windows installation disk:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Panel -> Add/Remove programs -> Add/Remove Windows components -> Accessories & Utilities (Accessories), and add Paint.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hopefully that one works. 8-)

Or if you cant find it there, so Configuration screen / Software.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It should list the installed programs, but on the left you should find buttons to install/remove windows components.