NorrinRadd

I tried zipping the file, but it is still to big to attach here.

I will zip it and attach it presently. It's a 50+ layer file for a children's book I am illustrating, for my nieces and nephews, for next Christmas. Thanks.

Here are my options, when I right-click on the folder: Select Open Edit Edit with GIMP Print Scan with MS Security Essentials Open With Send to Copy to... Move to... Cut Copy Create shortcut Rename Properties

Thank you. When I right-click on the file, I do not get that option. When I click Select, however, it gives me these Details, why it won't open. System.IO.EndOfStreamException: Attempted to read past the end of the stream. at PaintDotNet.IO.StreamExtensions.ProperRead(Stream input, Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Base\IO\StreamExtensions.cs:line 122 at PaintDotNet.MemoryBlock.PaintDotNet.Serialization.IDeferredSerializable.FinishDeserialization(Stream input, DeferredFormatter formatter) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Core\MemoryBlock.cs:line 851 at PaintDotNet.Serialization.DeferredFormatter.FinishDeserialization(Stream input) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Core\Serialization\DeferredFormatter.cs:line 118 at PaintDotNet.Document.FromStream(Stream stream) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Data\Document.cs:line 1438 at PaintDotNet.FileType.Load(Stream input) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Data\FileType.cs:line 477 at PaintDotNet.Functional.Func.Eval[T1,TRet](Func`2 f, T1 arg1) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Base\Functional\Func.cs:line 158

System.IO.EndOfStreamException: Attempted to read past the end of the stream. at PaintDotNet.IO.StreamExtensions.ProperRead(Stream input, Byte[] buffer, Int32 offset, Int32 count) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Base\IO\StreamExtensions.cs:line 122 at PaintDotNet.MemoryBlock.PaintDotNet.Serialization.IDeferredSerializable.FinishDeserialization(Stream input, DeferredFormatter formatter) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Core\MemoryBlock.cs:line 851 at PaintDotNet.Serialization.DeferredFormatter.FinishDeserialization(Stream input) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Core\Serialization\DeferredFormatter.cs:line 118 at PaintDotNet.Document.FromStream(Stream stream) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Data\Document.cs:line 1438 at PaintDotNet.FileType.Load(Stream input) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Data\FileType.cs:line 477 at PaintDotNet.Functional.Func.Eval[T1,TRet](Func`2 f, T1 arg1) in d:\src\pdn\paintdotnet\src\Base\Functional\Func.cs:line 158 There. I posted the error message. Any help, please?

I had PAINT open, was working on a file, PAINT was still open but I opened PAINT again. Except it didn't open. I just pushed the icon to open it. I continued working on the file. Then, omniscient MS updated and shut all my files down. I can open all the other files, except that one PAINT file that was open when I opened PAINT again. Which didn't open. So... I couldn't open a PDN file even with GIMP. I downloaded the latest PAINT version, which won't open the file, but it does give me info which I have tried seven ways to post here in the window but it won't post. So I need two kinds of help: 1. How to copy and paste the error message, and 2. How to open my file. Thanks for any advice. Norrinradd

I think that's the way, I just can't get it to work. Thank you. It'll be okay. I've re-created the picture. Ummm, but I've saved it as a PNG

I've tried that, too. Maybe there's a way that I don't know, to do that. I Open, right-click on the file, and try to Rename, but it doesn't let me change the extension. Is there another way?

I spent 5 hours on a graphic for my children's book. Saved it, interestingly enough, in Paint.NET as a multi-layer .jpeg, which I thought was fantastic as it had never worked before. Ahhh, and it isn't working now. Now I can't open the file. I've tried Paint.NET, MS Paint, GIMP, MS Picture Manager, Windows Picture Viewer, and Windows Media Center. Maybe other programs. The file is too big to load here in this forum. Any advice?