Buy the app paint.net

[hanspeter]

Microsoft Store says that I own the app paint.net.  Where can I see this in the app?

/hans peter

[toe_head2001]

You'll need to install it from the Microsoft Store.

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4479732/get-apps-from-microsoft-store-on-windows-10-pc

[hanspeter]

It's already installd. I want  to know if I have bought it from Mcrosoft Store och donated for it. Where can I control this?

/hans peter

[toe_head2001]

Oh, I see. I misunderstood.

 

1) Start Paint.NET.

2) Open the Paint.NET Settings  from the icon in the upper-right.

3) Select Diagnostics  on the left panel.

4) The "Install type" is the third item down.

[hanspeter]

Thank you toe_head2001.

What means  Installtype: Classic?

/hans pter

[toe_head2001]

Classic means that Paint.NET was not installed from the Microsoft Store.

[hanspeter]

Meanwhile I have read this otherwise. 

Since the Microsoft store says I already own paint.net, I conclude that I need to uninstall paint.net if I want to buy it from Microsoft store instead. Is it right?

/hans peter

[toe_head2001]

Technically, no. You can have both (Classic and Store) distributions of paint.net installed at the same time.  It's usually more practical to just install one of them though.

 

[hanspeter]

I want to change from Classic to Store (because I forget all the time how many donations I have made.)
I encounter the following problems:
1) Microsoft Store refuses to deliver the paid version because I already have the Classic version.
2) I uninstall the Classic version, but I still can't download the pay version for the same reason.
3) Now I am completely without paint.net and do a systemrestore. However, Paint.net does not start after that and I receive an error message.
4) After much googling, I find a place that describes how to repair apps in Win10. Now paint.net actually works again. As Classic.
But how do you change from Classic to Store in real?
/ hans peter

[toe_head2001]

6 minutes ago, hanspeter said:

1) Microsoft Store refuses to deliver the paid version because I already have the Classic version.

 

This is false.

Show us a screenshot of the actual message the Microsoft Store shows when you try to install.

Edited May 25, 2020 by toe_head2001

[hanspeter]

Paintnet-konverterad.pdf

How do I delete this link?

I want to send you an image but need help to do this.

/hans peter

Edited May 25, 2020 by hanspeter

[toe_head2001]

Seems like you have both Classic and Store variants installed.

 

Make sure the Classic variant is completely closed, and then try to open the Store variant.

[hanspeter]

 

I found these two and uninstalled both. When I downloaded the pay version of paint.net, the Microsoft Store still informed me that I already owned it.

But I was able to download and install. I think 🤔. My installer type is at least now called AppX.

One question: where can I find the exe file for paint.net which I can make a shortcut from?

/hans peter

 

 

 

 

[toe_head2001]

https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/5328/windows-10-tip-create-shortcuts-for-universal-apps

[hanspeter]

Thank you, toe_head2001 !

Is AppX the Buy-version?

/hans peter

Edited May 26, 2020 by hanspeter

[Rick Brewster]

2 hours ago, hanspeter said:

Is AppX the Buy-version?

 

yup!

[Rick Brewster]

btw I'm planning on making this easier.

 

For instance, if you have both installed then when you launch one you'll see a message, "Hey you have both installed ... you want to uninstall the 'classic' version right?" and a button that just does it for you.

[hanspeter]

That's great. However, there was a problem already in the Microsoft Store that did not let me install the buy version. Have tried to illustrate this in the attached image. Not even when I uninstalled Classic in the usual way. With toe_head2001's help, however, I now have a working app.

/hans peter

Edited May 27, 2020 by hanspeter