DecepticCeast Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 (edited) I've recently installed Paint.net and attempted to move it from Program Files to Program Files (x86), after which Paint.net no longer opened Now, I am not able to reinstall Paint.net. Running the installer (even in administrator mode) prompts the following message :Error opening file for writing: C:/.../AppData/Local/Temp/PdnSetup/SetupFrontEnd.exe and Error opening file for writing: C:/.../AppData/Local/Temp/PdnSetup/SetupShim.exe I am not able to delete or rename any of these 2 files, or the folder they are in That's because I do not have permission to do so, and by checking the files' permission, it tells me You must have read permissions to view the proprieties of this object. It doesn't let me change the owner, permissions, auditing or effective access either If you can compress your Paint.net folder to a rar or zip, i'd be more than happy to install it Edited April 4, 2020 by DecepticCeast update of problem's situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 18 minutes ago, DecepticCeast said: attempted to move it from Program Files to Program Files (x86) I can't imagine why you would ever do this, but OK... 18 minutes ago, DecepticCeast said: I am not able to reinstall Paint.net Yeah, it sounds like your installation of Paint.NET has become "broken". Try running this program to eliminate it from your system: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed Then, try running the installer again. The installer contains options for installing the application to a custom location--I recommend doing it that way. Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecepticCeast Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 There's another problem, now there's a new undeleteable file, "PaintDotNet.exe" in the same directory. It brings up a similar error Error opening file for writing: C:/.../AppData/Local/Temp/PdnSetup/PaintDotNet.exe But regardless, the previous files are still in there, and are still a problem if "PaintDotNet.exe" wasn't one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted April 4, 2020 Share Posted April 4, 2020 First, Reboot. Then, run that program I suggested. Finally, try to reinstall again. Click to play: Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and how about a Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DecepticCeast Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 The install and uninstall troubleshooter did work, but it didn't remind me to reboot. Otherwise, the installation worked, and yes, I did pick a custom location for the installation. Thanks for your help 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ynt4x_3rr0r_ Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Wait so if you can chose the install location before installing why do you need admin upon launch of the installer? If you chose to install it to AppData or an external disk or something it shouldn't need admin to install. It should only need to request admin once you hit install with the install location set to somewhere that a standard user or program w/o admin can't write to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
null54 Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 1 minute ago, 5ynt4x_3rr0r_ said: an external disk Paint.NET cannot be installed to an external disk. Plugin Pack | PSFilterPdn | Content Aware Fill | G'MIC | Paint Shop Pro Filetype | RAW Filetype | WebP Filetype The small increase in performance you get coding in C++ over C# is hardly enough to offset the headache of coding in the C++ language. ~BoltBait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ynt4x_3rr0r_ Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 Just now, null54 said: Paint.NET cannot be installed to an external disk. I just meant if you choose to install paint.net somewhere that you don't need admin to access the installer shouldn't need admin to install Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 There is a big difference. The installer has elevated permissions because it can write to write to admin-only areas. You have chosen not to write to those areas. 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...
toe_head2001 Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Yup. On GNU/Linux and macOS a process can be elevated anytime after it has been started, but on Windows, elevation must happen at process creation. 1 My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5ynt4x_3rr0r_ Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 You have cursed me with days upon days of searching for how to have runtime elevation (is that what it's called?) in windows while devs at microsoft be like "hey Mike, should we finally add the ability for processes to be elevated during runtime? Nah Joe, too much woooooorrrk." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 You don't understand how this system works or why, so obviously everyone else is lazy or stupid 🙄 Stop dumping on other people's threads. 1 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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