Tecknoz Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Hello, I want to confirm if it is nessecary to have Windows 8. I read the requirements and it said to atleast hae Windos 8.1. Please reply for some assistance in my matter. If anyone was wondering I have a Toshiba Satellite C875 With Windows 8 Obviously. Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-3110M CPU @ 2.40GHz 2.40GHz Processor 64-bit Operating System I think I am stupid for having this question posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynxster4 Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Hi @Tecknoz and welcome. ? If you are asking about running Paint.Net then the requirements are Windows 10 and PDN version 4.0.21 (the latest), if you need help on a specific PDN issue. PDN runs on Windows 7, 8 and 8.1, but Rick Brewster recommends everyone to upgrade to Windows 10, if possible. My Art Gallery | My Shape Packs | ShapeMaker Mini Tut | Air Bubble Stained Glass Chrome Text with Reflections | Porcelain Text w/ Variegated Coloring | Realistic Knit PatternOpalescent Stained Glass | Frosted Snowman Cookie | Leather Texture | Plastic Text | Silk Embroidery Visit my Personal Website "Never, ever lose your sense of humor - you'll live longer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 The upgrade from Windows 8 to 8.1 is free. Please download it from Microsoft and install it. Yes, it is required. It includes a library of code that Paint.NET requires. Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Paint.NET no longer runs on Windows 8, although 8.1 is fine. The technical details: https://blog.getpaint.net/2017/10/23/paint-net-4-0-20-and-net-4-7/ The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tecknoz Posted June 18, 2018 Author Share Posted June 18, 2018 Thank you, I really was dissappointed but thank you. I wanted to edit some files and pictures though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Why not upgrade to 8.1?? It's free. ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted June 18, 2018 Share Posted June 18, 2018 There is no reason to use Windows 8. Windows 8.1 is a free update. Not even Microsoft supports Windows 8 anymore. The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOCO GATO Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) The fact that the Windows 8.1 upgrade is free, and that Windows has support only for the Windows Defender updates, does not make the upgrade mandatory. Windows 8.1 introduces some backward interface changes that I dislike a lot -- to me, Windows 8 is such an elegant interface. It is regrettable that Paint.NET rejects Windows 8, and, borrowing Brewster's words, there is no reason to do that, since you supported it until 4.0.19! Edited November 9, 2018 by LOCO GATO content was unclear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevorOutlaw Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 5 hours ago, LOCO GATO said: It is regrettable that Paint.NET rejects Windows 8, and, borrowing Brewster's words, there is no reason to do that, since you supported it until 4.0.19! Huh? Look at what Brewster said: On 6/18/2018 at 12:01 PM, Rick Brewster said: Not even Microsoft supports Windows 8 anymore. Paint.NET Gallery | Remove Foreground Object Tutorial | Dispersion Effect Tutorial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHaveNoName Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 MS are continuing, just about, to support Win7 but Win8 was a Vista scale mistake only really resolved by Win10, which itself is still work in progress. 8.1 was/is just a stop gap upgrade but considered by most users as pretty much essential if not updating to Win10, the best advice. When they gave up trying to trick or force people to update to Win10 updating to Win10 from older OS was made 'free' until December last year. There are apparently still legal methods which MS have not blocked to do that even now. I guess that if you're not willing to try this wait long enough MS might reintroduce that option as they remove support for their older OS. They certainly do love trying to identify us non-Win10 users with their regular re-releases of sneaky 'telemetry' gathering monthly updates. I still use PDN occasionally on a WinXP VM without any issues although, of course, I have to use an old version as PDN support for XP ended with PDN v3.5.11. How long will PDN support Win7 that's something I'd like to know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 7 hours ago, LOCO GATO said: It is regrettable that Paint.NET rejects Windows 8, and, borrowing Brewster's words, there is no reason to do that, since you supported it until 4.0.19! That's not what I said. And, 4.0.19 is not "supported". Only the latest version ever is. .NET Framework 4.7 doesn't install on Windows 8. Paint.NET requires .NET Framework 4.7. Therefore, Paint.NET cannot run on Windows 8. QED. If you want to stick with outdated software then that's your right, but stop griping about it when others don't agree with you. The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 This thread has run its course so I'm closing it. The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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