hurple

That's funny... no other programs bomb. Sounds like an issue with this one to me. But... wow. just. wow. Guess you get what you pay for. If this is the community behind this product, I'll just find something else.

Wow.

Restoring to a point prior to all these issues did not work either. I tried reinstalling .net 3.5 and 2.0 and neither would install. Please, somebody help! I don't want to have to do a full reload... Please...

I have tried restoring the registry. I tried installing a new .net (4.5). I even tried a Startup Restore of Windows. Still getting the error. Plus, now my anti-virus won't run either. Seriously, my PC is a brick without this program... Absolutely useless to me. Anything else I can try before resorting to yet another wipe/reformat/reload?

Been digging through the backups made during the PC cleaning, and am not finding anything that jumps out as "this should be put back" and I hate to restore the entire thing, because there were about 15,000 items cleaned out of it. Any tips or pointers or clues what to look for? Alternatively, could I install and run a portable version of Paint.net? Is there one?

Ah! Thank you! And, since I had run some registry cleaners between the program working, and not... it probably is a registry problem. Now all I have to do is figure out how to fix that. eek!

I've read through what I can find in the forums, I've uninstalled/reinstalled, checked I have the files in the Paint.net and system32 directories, run the repair utility, and the program STILL crashes everytime I use "Open With" or try to save a file. It worked on Saturday, not on Sunday. The things I did inbetween that may have had an impact? I ran Advanced System Care 6, Wise Care 365 and SlimCleaner and installed The Sims 3. I need this program running, it's one of the top 5 most used programs on my PC, and is important enough that if we can't get it working through troubleshooting here, I will have to resort to a reload of my PC... and I don't want to do that. Application version: Paint.NET v3.5.10 (Final Release build 3.510.4297.28964) Time of crash: 2/11/2013 6:35:29 PM Application uptime: 00:00:01.3530774 Install directory: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET Current directory: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET OS Version: 6.1.7601.65536 Service Pack 1 Workstation x86 .NET version: CLR 2.0.50727.5466 x86, FX 2.0 (rtm sp1 sp2) 3.0 (rtm sp1 sp2) 3.5 (rtm sp1 sp1_CP) 4.0 (rtm rtmEx) Processor: 2x "Intel® Core2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz" @ ~2194MHz (DEP, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3), fps=0x1 Physical memory: 3071 MB UI DPI: 96.00 dpi (1.00x scale) UI Theme: Aero/Aero + DWM (Aero.msstyles) Updates: true, 2/10/2013 Locale: pdnr.c: en-US, hklm: en-US, hkcu: n/a, cc: en-US, cuic: en-US Managed assemblies: mscorlib, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorlib.dll PaintDotNet, Version=3.510.4297.28970, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe PaintDotNet.Base, Version=3.510.4297.28957, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Base.dll System, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.dll WindowsBase, Version=3.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=31bf3856ad364e35 @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\WindowsBase\3.0.0.0__31bf3856ad364e35\WindowsBase.dll System.Windows.Forms, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Windows.Forms\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Windows.Forms.dll System.Drawing, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Drawing\2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a\System.Drawing.dll System.Core, Version=3.5.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Core\3.5.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Core.dll PaintDotNet.Core, Version=3.510.4297.28965, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Core.dll PaintDotNet.SystemLayer, Version=3.510.4297.28964, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.dll PaintDotNet.Resources, Version=3.510.4297.28964, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Resources.dll PaintDotNet.Data, Version=3.510.4297.28969, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Data.dll PaintDotNet.Effects, Version=3.510.4297.28970, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.Effects.dll PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Native.x86, Version=3.510.4292.24789, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null @ C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Native.x86.dll msvcm90, Version=9.0.30729.6161, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a @ C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_50934f2ebcb7eb57\msvcm90.dll System.Xml, Version=2.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089 @ C:\Windows\assembly\GAC_MSIL\System.Xml\2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089\System.Xml.dll Native modules: C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.exe, version='3.510.4297.28970' C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\MSCOREE.DLL, version='4.0.40305.0 (Main.040305-0000)' C:\Windows\system32\KERNEL32.dll, version='6.1.7601.18015 (win7sp1_gdr.121129-1432)' C:\Windows\system32\KERNELBASE.dll, version='6.1.7601.18015 (win7sp1_gdr.121129-1432)' C:\Windows\system32\guard32.dll, version='6, 0, 264710, 2708' C:\Windows\system32\USER32.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\GDI32.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\LPK.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\USP10.dll, version='1.0626.7601.18009 (win7sp1_gdr.121121-1431)' C:\Windows\system32\msvcrt.dll, version='7.0.7601.17744 (win7sp1_gdr.111215-1535)' C:\Windows\system32\ADVAPI32.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\sechost.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\RPCRT4.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\VERSION.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\IMM32.DLL, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\MSCTF.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\fltlib.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v4.0.30319\mscoreei.dll, version='4.0.30319.237 (RTMGDR.030319-2300)' C:\Windows\system32\SHLWAPI.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorwks.dll, version='2.0.50727.5466 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc80.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727.6195_none_d09154e044272b9a\MSVCR80.dll, version='8.00.50727.6195' C:\Windows\system32\shell32.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\ole32.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\profapi.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\mscorlib\7150b9136fad5b79e88f6c7f9d3d2c39\mscorlib.ni.dll, version='2.0.50727.5466 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTBASE.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\uxtheme.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Program Files\WinPatrol\PATROLPRO.DLL, version='1.4.0.0' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System\369f8bdca364e2b4936d18dea582912c\System.ni.dll, version='2.0.50727.5467 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Core\77dfcfed5fd5f67d0d3edc545935bb21\System.Core.ni.dll, version='3.5.30729.5420 built by: Win7SP1' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\WindowsBase\cf827fe7bc99d9bcf0ba3621054ef527\WindowsBase.ni.dll, version='3.0.6920.5448 built by: Win7SP1GDR' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Drawing\eead6629e384a5b69f9ae35284b7eeed\System.Drawing.ni.dll, version='2.0.50727.5467 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Windows.Forms\865d2bf19a7af7fab8660a42d92550fe\System.Windows.Forms.ni.dll, version='2.0.50727.5467 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet.Base\4730db264b45e64df4f9c356ac6ce539\PaintDotNet.Base.ni.dll, version='3.510.4297.28957' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet.SystemL#\d0832ea948d191b3903fe808a1d7e5a3\PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.ni.dll, version='3.510.4297.28964' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet.Resourc#\24c14ed04e63a9b0633912733079f4e2\PaintDotNet.Resources.ni.dll, version='3.510.4297.28964' C:\Windows\system32\CRYPTSP.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\rsaenh.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet.Core\14db5f67c93c9d10d2da8569f6c5b0ad\PaintDotNet.Core.ni.dll, version='3.510.4297.28965' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet.Data\042f1a574c082795850fee0dc2c82d79\PaintDotNet.Data.ni.dll, version='3.510.4297.28969' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet\bc4b748c05af8d1164b592ebf943f478\PaintDotNet.ni.exe, version='3.510.4297.28970' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet.SystemL#\194025a67936e5c33cdcc1fbff71bc20\PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Native.x86.ni.dll, version='3.510.0.0' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\Interop.WIA\43b423192808eb0f651044a3e0d9a33d\Interop.WIA.ni.dll, version='1.0.0.0' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\PaintDotNet.Effects\1575ca8d67a7c1b8c1d885ddede193b8\PaintDotNet.Effects.ni.dll, version='3.510.4297.28970' C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\Native.x86\PaintDotNet.Native.x86.dll, version='3.510.0.0' C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_50934f2ebcb7eb57\MSVCR90.dll, version='9.00.30729.6161' C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.openmp_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_80ba6c811e9b4aff\VCOMP90.DLL, version='9.00.30729.6161 built by: QFE' C:\Windows\system32\dwmapi.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.gdiplus_6595b64144ccf1df_1.1.7601.17825_none_72d273598668a06b\gdiplus.dll, version='6.1.7601.17825 (win7sp1_gdr.120420-1503)' C:\Windows\system32\WindowsCodecs.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.windows.common-controls_6595b64144ccf1df_6.0.7601.17514_none_41e6975e2bd6f2b2\comctl32.dll, version='6.10 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Native.x86.dll, version='3.510.0.0' C:\Windows\system32\OLEAUT32.dll, version='6.1.7601.17676' C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.atl_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_51cd0a7abbe4e19b\ATL90.DLL, version='9.00.30729.6161' C:\Windows\WinSxS\x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_none_50934f2ebcb7eb57\msvcm90.dll, version='9.00.30729.6161' C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\mscorjit.dll, version='2.0.50727.5467 (Win7SP1GDR.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\system32\d2d1.dll, version='6.1.7601.17563 (win7sp1_gdr.110218-1555)' C:\Windows\system32\dwrite.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\RpcRtRemote.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\wtsapi32.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\WINSTA.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\assembly\NativeImages_v2.0.50727_32\System.Xml\f687c43e9fdec031988b33ae722c4613\System.Xml.ni.dll, version='2.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\diasymreader.dll, version='8.0.50727.5420 (Win7SP1.050727-5400)' C:\Windows\system32\SETUPAPI.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\CFGMGR32.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\DEVOBJ.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\CLBCatQ.DLL, version='2001.12.8530.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\propsys.dll, version='7.00.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\ntmarta.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\WLDAP32.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' C:\Windows\system32\WINTRUST.dll, version='6.1.7601.17940 (win7sp1_gdr.120824-0334)' C:\Windows\system32\CRYPT32.dll, version='6.1.7601.17856 (win7sp1_gdr.120601-1505)' C:\Windows\system32\MSASN1.dll, version='6.1.7601.17514 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)' C:\Windows\system32\psapi.dll, version='6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255)' Exception details: System.Runtime.InteropServices.ExternalException: A generic error occurred in GDI+. at System.Drawing.Image.Save(Stream stream, ImageCodecInfo encoder, EncoderParameters encoderParams) at System.Drawing.Image.Save(Stream stream, ImageFormat format) at PaintDotNet.SystemLayer.Settings.SetImage(String key, Image value) in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\SystemLayer\Settings.cs:line 380 at PaintDotNet.MostRecentFiles.SaveMruList() in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\MostRecentFiles.cs:line 219 at PaintDotNet.Controls.DocumentWorkspace.AddToMruList() in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Controls\DocumentWorkspace.cs:line 1626 at PaintDotNet.Controls.AppWorkspace.OpenFileInNewWorkspace(String fileName, Boolean addToMruList, DocumentWorkspace& dwResult) in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Controls\AppWorkspace.cs:line 2496 at PaintDotNet.Controls.AppWorkspace.OpenFileInNewWorkspace(String fileName) in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Controls\AppWorkspace.cs:line 2422 at PaintDotNet.Dialogs.MainForm.ProcessMessage(String message) in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Dialogs\MainForm.cs:line 187 at PaintDotNet.Dialogs.MainForm.ProcessQueuedInstanceMessages() in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Dialogs\MainForm.cs:line 274 at PaintDotNet.Dialogs.MainForm.Application_Idle(Object sender, EventArgs e) in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Dialogs\MainForm.cs:line 289 at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponent.FDoIdle(Int32 grfidlef) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ComponentManager.System.Windows.Forms.UnsafeNativeMethods.IMsoComponentManager.FPushMessageLoop(Int32 dwComponentID, Int32 reason, Int32 pvLoopData) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoopInner(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.ThreadContext.RunMessageLoop(Int32 reason, ApplicationContext context) at System.Windows.Forms.Application.Run(Form mainForm) at PaintDotNet.Startup.StartPart4(String mutexName) in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Startup.cs:line 434 at PaintDotNet.Startup.StartPart3() in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Startup.cs:line 377 at PaintDotNet.Startup.StartPart2() in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Startup.cs:line 358 at PaintDotNet.Startup.Start() in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Startup.cs:line 271 at PaintDotNet.Startup.Main(String[] args) in D:\src\pdn\pdn_35x\src\PaintDotNet\Startup.cs:line 465 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