Dimpant Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Hello, I am unable to complete the installation of version 5.0.1 in Windows 11. I am attaching a screenshot showing the installer's message. This applies to all sorts of installation: offline exe/msi installer, online installer and auto updating from version 4.3.12 (by selecting the "Update when I exit" option). Also, this happens in several separate computers running Windows 11. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution toe_head2001 Posted January 27 Solution Share Posted January 27 Sounds like you have an existing paint.net installation that has become broken. Please use this utility to remove the broken installation: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17588/fix-problems-that-block-programs-from-being-installed-or-removed Afterwards, you should be able to install paint.net anew. Quote My Gallery | My Plugin Pack Layman's Guide to CodeLab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stiimpoo Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Hi, I have the same exact problem, and the Microsoft Remover Tool doesn't find paint.net in the removable list. I Deleted every single file of Paint.net after I uninstalled with Everything to see if it would work but it doesn't. What made me uninstall paint.net? It's kinda strange. So everything was fine before I Updated Boltbait's Plugin to the latest version supported for Paint.net 5.0 and Over(I had paint.net version 5 with Boltbait's plugin Pack for version 4), After I updated the Plugin with the use of the .exe installer from Boltbait, I tried opening Paint.net and it started going downhill from there... It just wouldn't start. I went to uninstall paint.net, deleted the rest of the files in temp and %temp% folder, and used Everything to delete the remaining folders Paint.net left, folders were: paintdotnet. I restarted my computer and tried installing paint.net through every installer and it just wouldn't work, on the msi installer the installer blocked itself and crashed(left with the tab open) and the other installers would be really really slow and then not function anymore. What I found interesting is that if I opened process hacker as admin and searched paint on the search box, it would find me 4-6 instances of paint.net all in an orange box meaning that they were blocked/shutting down? Another really strange occuring is that if I tried to reinstall paint.net version 4 and over(before version 5) it would still give me the same problems! Seriously I do not know if I broke something in my Computer or that there is something stopping paint.net from installing itself, Please, I need Help. Thanks OS: Windows 11 Pro 22H2 Build 22621.1194 CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2500u RAM:16 SSD:1TB GPU:AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Try using Revo Uninstaller to remove any traces of PDN. Then try reinstalling the latest version. Quote 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...
Stiimpoo Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 I did it already, by the way i found the problem, It was the Latest Windows 11 Release that glitched Paint.net, I went back to the version I had before and it worked, paint.net now opens and functions properly. PS: I disabled GPU Acceleration cause it Lags at Startup and Editing, now it feels really really fast with it turned off and set to CPU Power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosetta Stone Posted February 10 Share Posted February 10 Windows 10 x64 with all updates. PaintNet 5.0 and 5.01 behaving strangely, I always uninstall, restart, install using Revo Installer Uninstaller, never had an issue... PaintNet 5.0 was a puzzle I download the exe, installation window shows it has completed, yet no icon shortcut on desktop, I restart PC same I look in C Programmes, here in I find a PaintNet folder within is an EXE double click it installs again from start (as if never installed, but finally works... However, updating to 5.01 removed? Uninstalled? PainNet now unable to install an old version, I attempted without using Revo, paint.net.4.3.11.install.anycpu.web nothing installed, goes through the motions, however nothing there or in C programmes. I am proceeding with Admin pro_head2001 suggestion. P.S an abnormal Cursor behaviour very difficult, jumps all over the place... suggesting OS corruption? OS: Windows 11 Pro 22H2 Build 22621.1194 CPU: Intel i7 Quad HQ RAM:32 SSD: NVMe 250 G GPU: Nvidia 1070 8 G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosetta Stone Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 toe_head 2001 solution has not worked for me, using MS Fix it... and now unable to install any PaintNet version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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