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FYI...problem resolved. I downloaded the full 120 meg Net Framework 3.5 sp1 plus 3 addtl patch files, installed these, then installed paint.net and it worked! Maybe something had gone haywire with the net framework?

I did uninstall. I then went under programs and manually removed the Paint.Net folder. Same error message as noted earlier. I don't use Paint.Net all that frequently so restoring to a point before the problem arose would be difficult to determine. I notice on the Paint.Net download page it says Net Framework 3.5 SP 1 recommended. I looked on my system and it shows I have Net Framework 2 SP 1.

I had been using PaintNet, then one day it wouldn't load. I downloaded version 3.36 yesterday, uninstalled the previous version, and tried to install 3.36. I get an error "Paint.net setup front end has encountered a problem". The the installation stops, there is no error log entry. I have Windows XP professional service pack 3, Dell Inspiron 8600, I gig RAM, Pentium 1.6 GHx processor. It had worked fine and I liked it. Allen