thekeithb Posted March 30, 2007 Share Posted March 30, 2007 hi... until just yesterday, i had some older version of PDN. yesterday, when i ran PDN, it found 3.05 as an update and asked me if i wanted to install it. i clicked yes. damn. from then on, i cannot use my 'open' file selection to open a document that i would like to edit UNLESS THE DOCUMENT IS either one that i previously opened with PDN OR it located on my desktop. it seems that 3.05 is not letting me open files stored on my C drive, in my documents folder. this was not the case under my older version of PDN and certainly should NOT be the case. when i try, PDN freezes up during the open process. i have tried deleting and re-installing the entire program, but to no avail since the only version i can find to download is 3.05 anyone got any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Do you have a crash log? 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...
thekeithb Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 would i have a crash log? i am not sure. the program does not crash and close, it just hangs. would that sort of procedure generate an entry on the crash log? (i have never even looked at the crash log...where would it be located?)[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 If a crash.log is generated, it is stored on your desktop. Quote 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 March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 What if you delete the following registry key? HKEY_CURRENT_USER / SOFTWARE / Paint.NET This will reset certain settings, but no data will be lost. 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...
thekeithb Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 thanks for the tip on the crash.log i would delete the suggested registry key, but...how does one do that? i have figured out quite a bit on my PC, but i am clueless about something unless it has come up before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 Go to Start Menu > Run... Type in "Regedit" Open the folder "HKEY_CURRENT_USER", then "SOFTWARE", right-click on the folder "Paint.NET", then click on "Delete" Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekeithb Posted March 31, 2007 Author Share Posted March 31, 2007 yep...that worked. now, so that i know what i just did for any future use i might have of that function....will someone so kindly explain exactly what i did when i did that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted March 31, 2007 Share Posted March 31, 2007 You deleted the registry keys (which are basically files that store settings and other info, some vital to the functionality of Windows) that held the settings and configurations for Paint.NET. Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekeithb Posted April 1, 2007 Author Share Posted April 1, 2007 my assumption is that as i use PDN, it will generate a new batch of registry keys based on any changes or settings that i make, correct or no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedHONDA Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Correct. Quote "The greatest thing about the Internet is that you can write anything you want and give it a false source." ~Ezra Pound twtr | dA | tmblr | yt | fb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekeithb Posted April 3, 2007 Author Share Posted April 3, 2007 okay this might sound like i am beating a dead horse, but my problem is back again. any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Is Paint.NET crashing or just hanging up? If it's crashing then you'll have a file called pdncrash.log on your desktop, which you should then paste its contents here. 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...
Bob Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:45 pm the program does not crash and close, it just hangs. Dunno if it still applies. Quote No. Way. I've just seen Bob. And... *poof!*—just like that—he disappears into the mist again. ~Helio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thekeithb Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 sorry...it is only hanging up. along the same guidelines that you all have provided me...i first uninstalled PDN. I then searched the entire reg files for any keys that might be associated with PDN. i deleted them all. i then redownloaded and reinstalled PDN. i have yet to have the same issues i was experiencing earlier. i will keep you all posted as this issue might be of concern to someone else at some point in the future. thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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