LMQ Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I can't drag and drop an image into my paint.net tab, is it because I have Windows 8? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midora Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Hi LMQ, please provide more informationabout what you are doing exactly and what's the result of the action. So - what do you mean with paint.net tab? The icon in the taskbar, the desktop icon, a location in the paint.net window. - what's the type of the image - is there an error message If you are dragging to the taskbar icon then you have to press shift to get the 'open in paint.net' action (but there is no difference between Windows 7 and 8.1). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 If paint.net is being run as an Administrator (under elevated privileges), Windows won't allow drag-and-drop. It is possible that paint.net is running as Administrator without your knowledge if you just installed it and checked the "run paint.net" box at the end of the installer. Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 It is possible that paint.net is running as Administrator without your knowledge if you just installed it and checked the "run paint.net" box at the end of the installer. Not likely. I have some very special (aka annoying ) code that launches things with "demoted" privilege. 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...
SrOozma Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 On 1/18/2015 at 1:00 PM, LMQ said: I can't drag and drop an image into my paint.net tab, is it because I have Windows 8? I had the same issue, and realized that the only things I couldn't drag and drop were files that weren't extracted. So, make sure you extract the file and then you should be able to open it up in paint.net! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SrOozma Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) hope this helps! Edited March 14, 2021 by SrOozma copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixey Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 @SrOozma - this thread is very old, so I'm locking it. Thanks for your input though 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...
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