Highlandword9 Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Hi, was wondering why older versions are not available for download. I have read the rules and referring to #8, I am not asking for a download link & referring to rule #7, am not asking for support, I am simply asking why the decision has been made to not leave the option to download older versions. Thank you for reading, please reply. ~ Highlandword9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Simply put, this: 1 1 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...
DrewDale Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 There is always a very high chance that older versions of PDN won't be compatible with the current plugins, therefore any assistance or support on this forum would not be available to you, almost any software developers prefer you to have the latest version installed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactilis Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1 hour ago, Highlandword9 said: Hi, was wondering why older versions are not available for download. @Highlandword9 what are the problems that you are having with the latest 5.0.x version that make you want to use an earlier version? Can we help resolve them for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Yeah the way forward is to fix things for the next update, not to go backwards. If you revert to an older version the instant you see (or think you see) a problem, it actively prevents the problem from getting fixed. Quote 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...
Highlandword9 Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 (edited) Thanks guys for the info. & replying to @Tactilis my dad has some old software that needs Win7 to run but the newer versions of PDN are incompatible. And to be fair he's not too bothered about bugs in PDN he'll get used to them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ just like he's using his old buggy software to his advantage by using the bugs to speed up his work. Edited March 29 by Highlandword9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tactilis Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Highlandword9 said: my dad has some old software that needs Win7 to run ... he's using his old buggy software to his advantage by using the bugs to speed up his work. That seems like a slightly odd comment to make - but we don't know what the "old software" is or what the advantageous bugs are. Although this is not a Paint.NET issue, your dad could try running his old software on an up to date version of Windows using Win 7 compatibility mode. Right-click the .exe and select Properties | Compatibility Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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