StarryKat Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 (edited) Hi All.. I just got a new computer and of course it came loaded with Windows 8.. I downloaded PDN right away and then moved effects folder from my old computer (to a flashdrive first) into my PDN files.. However, when I opened PDN and went to 'effects' none of the them were there.. I'm pretty devastated because I had a huge amount of them and, needless to say, without them I cannot created any new PC Wallpapers, my most cherished hobby.. Any help on this problem would be awesome.. If I have to go through the effects and re-download them again I think I will cry (got a hanky?).. The thumbnail below is one of my many wallpapers created in PDN.. I only use PDN, no other software or program.. If you would like to see more of my wallpapers you can go to Wallpaper Abyss or Alpha Coders and look under my user name SnowyKat.. All Wallpapers I create are free to download.. Thanks all.. Edited August 2, 2014 by StarryKat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Did you copy the files into paint.net/effects/ ? Did you unzip them (if you compressed them for the transfer)? Please post a screenshot showing the contents of your paint.net/effects folder if neither of the above suggestions helps. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryKat Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 No, I didn't compress them at all.. Just selected them and moved them onto the flash drive.. After that, I downloaded PDN, opened the flash drive and moved the effects folder into the PDN files.. Here's a screenshot of most of the files.. There are more then this tho.. Thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Right-click on one of the DLL files and look at the properties. Is there an "unlock" button? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryKat Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share Posted August 2, 2014 Nope, no 'unlock' button that I can see.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted August 2, 2014 Share Posted August 2, 2014 Well, I see that you have a really old version of my plugin pack. Follow the link in my sig to download an update. Follow the install directions very carefully and report back the results. Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 3, 2014 Share Posted August 3, 2014 BoltBait's right. Your collection of plugins looks quite old. Does anything show up under Settings > Plugin Errors ? Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarryKat Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Please pardon me for not getting back til now, I had to take this computer in and get it fixed.. I had two very sticky keys on it and it was driving me nuts, especially since one was the 'N'.. So, while I was there I had the tech fix the problem with paint and now my effects are showing up just fine.. As for some of them being old you're quite right.. I've been using PDN for years to create all my wallpapers and, with this latest update, it's the first time there have been any major changes to it.. I LOVE my PDN! I will go in and download BoltBaits plug-ins and any new ones I see that might add some more great effects.. I want to thank you all so much for you're help and am so happy you are here to give me advice when I need it... When I tell people that my artwork, such as this one, was created entirely in PDN and not in some expensive program like PSP they can't believe it, but every single one of my PC Wallpapers was done in PDN with no other program necessary.. I hope this program is never changed to the point it becomes like PSP, which to my mind, is way too complicated and hardly user friendly.. Thanks again! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Glad you got it sorted Starrykat. Very impressed with that image! Have you started a Gallery on the forum? I hope so, as I'd like to see more of your work. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbieq25 Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Glad you got it sorted Starrykat. Very impressed with that image! Have you started a Gallery on the forum? I hope so, as I'd like to see more of your work. I second that! Quote Knowledge is no burden to carry. April Jones, 2012 Gallery My DA Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pabben2000 Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 HEy! I'm having the same problem with the effects. Basically, my plugins list is the same and I already tried the "unblocking" thing through properties. Do you happen to know what the tech did to fix the problem? I already tried uninstalling and re installing PDN. I have no idea how to fix this issue. I'm also using windows 8.1 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Can you be more specific, i.e. which effects are failing to work? Have you tried updating your effects? Some older plugins are incompatible with paint.net 4. Please post a screenshot of your /Effects/ folder so we can have a look at the contents of the folder. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRobe Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 Wow, those are really nice wallpapers! I third the idea of you making a gallery! Quote I baked another one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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