Marian

I figured it out!! I now have a pexilcounter2.dll in my effect files so I can create bookfolding patterns!! What did I do wrong? After many hours!! And after Bolt quoted I needed to get the zip for pexil counter, it dawned on me, I was trying to attach to [effects] in the wrong location!! I had opened the Paint program itself, and was attempting to add to effect files there, had to think that maybe I needed to do that in the file folders itself!! and not on the program itself.. Mare

TY!! I will try and see what I can do .. I did uninstall/restall Paint, thinking I did something wrong with the previous download.. Will pexilcounter be in the plugin?

Im so frustrated, I can not use Paint.net to create a bookfolding pattern because I dont have a pexilcounter.dll installed on the program? Ill try and uninstall Paint.net and reinstall it? I have been suggested to use a plugin to help me? Im overwhelmed with excessive reading trying to find this little dll file? Thanks for all the ones that tried to help me.. Mare

This was the method I used on my old laptop, so guess I need to use another method? And I dont know how to work with plugins, not understanding well enough. Thanks for trying to help.. Mare

OK.. I delete any download pixel counter files I had downloaded, rebooted the computer.. then I went to your forum and retrieved the pexilcounter2.zip. Unzipped the file and saved pexilcounter2.dll to the desk top.. opened the PaintApp and drug the dll file to the (effects) folder.. This is the pop up reply I get!! (The image type is not recognized, and cannot be open.)

Ill try that.. right now I still have it in the [download] folder, which i drag from it.. will try the desktop.. tks for the tip

Pixey .. to answer your question. I retrieve the pixelcounter2.zip from this forum. This was the same one I used in my older laptop as well, which I did not have problems and was able to use the bookfolding pattern maker. I just cant seem to get it to work on this updated laptop. I drag the [pixelcounter2.dll] file and place on top of the [effect] folder on Paint App.

Thank you for both replies!! Pixey-yes I did unzip the file first. When I try to drag it over and attach the the [effect] folder, a message pops up and says: [The image type is not recognized, and cannot be opened.]

I have spent hours trying to attach a pexilcounter2.dll file into effects on my Paint App. I had used this method in like 2017, but have updated my laptop to an updated laptop and now I can not get the file .. pexilcounter2.zip to attached into the [effect] folder of the Paint App.. Any suggestions? Maybe there is an updated pexilcounter.zip file we can use? Why wont the .dll file I have attach, it tells me he image type is not recognized?. Help Please? .. Marian