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But now it seems to be ok, after i did all this i redownloaded the newest version from http://www.download.com/Paint-NET/3000- ... tag=button and now it works fine. I'm not quite sure what has been going on with my computer but im not going to jynx it, thanks so much for the help.

i have followed that and i have updated all my framework things, i updated it all today. But still i can't get it to work, i have even tried system restores to go back to before the PDN update but it wont let me. I also tried this from the guide you suggested at viewtopic.php?f=10&t=854 But all this seems to have done is remove it from my 'add or remove programs' and now have deleted the Paint.NET folder from 'program files' so now i am not even getting the error but the computer saying the paint.net.exe can't be found. And also when i try to install the program again i get an error saying something along the lines of, 'This porgram alreayd has parts installed'

no, i have never moved it, it's all under C:\Program Files\Paint.NET

Ok so the update to 3.20 form the version before seems to have stopped paint.net working at all. I have been using paint.ent for a while now and is my fav image program but today when i went on it it asked for an update so i said yes, Then after a bit of instaling this came up. and i have no idea where that file is, i searched my computer and then internet and cant find it. and now paint.net won't start or uninstall or anything whatever i do liek reinstalling uninstalling downdating with an older version the same thing happens. I would really like some help as this is my fav image program and without it im a bit lost. I looked around this forum too but i dont really know much about registry or anything. All i know is im running sp2 on xp Thanks for any help.