livipup Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Hi, my hard drive nearly died recently and some of my data was a little bit corrupted, but most of it was okay. I suppose Paint.NET was not okay however. I copied over all of the data from my old drive to my new one, but the program wouldn't load. I tried to uninstall it, but it seems that some files from the uninstaller were broken and so I couldn't. I tried deleting the files, but Windows still recognizes the program as installed so when I try to run a fresh download of the installer it attempts to run the uninstaller and can't. I get the same result as before I deleted the files. They are still in my recycle bin so I can put them back if necessary. Most of my data was completely untouched after Windows restored the drive, but I guess some stuff that was in the bad sector couldn't be recovered. Up until trying to use this program the only data I had seen showing any issues were for a game I stopped playing and some leftover data from one I uninstalled so I figured it was no big deal. If I can't install or uninstall this program however, that is a big deal.It's not like I can even just reformat my operating system to fix this. I would lose too much in the process. Is there anything I can do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Hello @livipup Welcome to the forum This tool is good for getting rid of 'bits'. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed Quote How I made Jennifer & Halle in Paint.net My Gallery | My Deviant Art "Rescuing one animal may not change the world, but for that animal their world is changed forever!" anon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livipup Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 19 hours ago, Pixey said: Hello @livipup Welcome to the forum This tool is good for getting rid of 'bits'. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed Thank you! That worked! It took a while, but it got the job done 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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