TomFizz

Thank you for your swift response David & Rick, my tardiness being due to time-lag across the pond. I cannot remember where I downloaded it. I tend to go to home sites for most software, but cannot be positive about this time. However, your concern over provenance led me to delete the executable and download direct from http://www.getpaint.net. Guess what? No problem! Keep up the good work. I'll be donating as an expression of my appreciation.

I love Paint.net. Used it for years on my desktop. I have paid for the latest Serif software, yet prefer a very old Photoshop Elements V.2 and still find myself slipping back to Paint.net, so when I upgraded my laptop and set about installing my favourite must-haves, I naturally installed the latest Paint.net ... only to have the installation brutally halted by "32-bit MSI may not be installed on 64-bit OS - OK". Well, it is not okay, but I have to click and the installation stops and disappears. My laptop runs Windows 7 Professional 64-bit, my PC runs Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit. My laptop is trying to install the latest Paint.net, my PC has Paint.net 3.1 running without any problem. Any advice?