Lately, my Microsoft Paint has been doing this really ridiculous thing 
where it won't start up unless a certain .bmp file is in a directory.

Whenever I attempt to open up a .bmp, it gives 
the error:

"C:\EVERYTHING\this.bmp was not found".

This was because I used to have a .bmp file called "this" 
in that certain directory.  To combat that problem, I made a new 
"this.bmp" in that directory so I could open Paint, but now whenever 
I try to load up a .bmp in a folder, MSPaint loads up with "this.bmp" 
instead of what I wanted.

I think something's been screwing with my settings or something, but 
whatever it is, I'm getting very angry about it, as I use MSPaint quite 
often.  How do I fix this problem?

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re: Trouble with MSPaint Sunday, July 11, 2004 at 11:59 am Posted by Steve (19681 messages posted) Jus reinstall it, uncheck paint, reboot and check it again and reboot. in control panel, add programs, windows setup, accessories, paint. On Sunday, July 11, 2004 at 11:08 am, MansionManiac wrote: >Lately, my Microsoft Paint has been doing this really ridiculous thing >where it won't start up unless a certain .bmp file is in a directory. > >Whenever I attempt to open up a .bmp, it gives >the error: > >"C:\EVERYTHING\this.bmp was not found". > >This was because I used to have a .bmp file called "this" >in that certain directory. To combat that problem, I made a new >"this.bmp" in that directory so I could open Paint, but now whenever >I try to load up a .bmp in a folder, MSPaint loads up with "this.bmp" >instead of what I wanted. > >I think something's been screwing with my settings or something, but >whatever it is, I'm getting very angry about it, as I use MSPaint quite >often. How do I fix this problem? [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Me Discussion Forum