sorry this is my first time posting in this forum. the os is windows vista, this is what whas in the plug in load error:
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File: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\Effects\EdHarvey.Effects.dll
Effect Name: EdHarvey.Edfects.Effects.SurfaceBlurEffect
Full error message: System.TypeLoadException: Declaration referenced in a method implementation cannot be a final method. Type: 'EdHarvey.Edfects.Effects.SurfaceBlurEffect'. Assembly: 'EdHarvey.Effects, Version=0.6.2690.12793, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.
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File: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\Effects\Vandermotten.PaintDotNetEffects.DropShadow.dll
Effect Name: Vandermotten.PaintDotNetEffects.SmartEffect
Full error message: System.TypeLoadException: Could not load type 'Vandermotten.PaintDotNetEffects.SmartEffect' from assembly 'Vandermotten.PaintDotNetEffects, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'.
i don't know if the plug ins are unblocked, i am using version 3.36, no i haven't done a windows update recently.