jennyd Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Hi - I'm new here, so I'm hoping this is being posted in the right place. None of the others looked better... From the top: I just downloaded Paint.Net, having stumbled across the forums and having enjoyed the questions and answers (and some of the sarcasm, too). When I tried to run it, having extracted from the zip download, I got a message that I needed to follow a link to Microsoft and download some framework (mark 3.5, I think) to upgrade what's on my PC. I started to do this, but blanched when I saw it was 194 MB or something! I like messing about with paint and image software, and website design, but I don't know whether I'm okay with downloading something that major just to run a program. Is this usual? My PC's only a couple of years old and I'm connected to the Net via a broadband dongle that claims 7.2 Mbps but never gets anywhere close, so that download would have to be during my next meal! Have others had to go this route, and was everything OK? Where does the framework download need to go? (or does it direct itself?) Sorry about all the questions, but downloading large amounts of data (even from known sources) has been known to freak me out... Thanks for any advice (and any sarcasm). :shock: Quote Jennifer http://www.algarve-beach-life.com My minimalist sig pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubrica Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 That would be the .NET framework, and you cannot run PDN without it. It does direct itself, unless you don't want it to. Since it's from Microsoft, it is very, very, VERY unlikely there will be viruses or anything, so the download is completely safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 I recommend getting the .NET framwork 2.0, it is much lighter and will work with Paint.NET all the same. I can only think of mayb three plugins that wouldnt work, but not of which are really useful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiguelPereira Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 What's your OS? there are OS's that already have .NET framework 2.0 embedded in them... Quote [The stock on my sig is a photo I took not a render from Splatter] [My deviantART][My Gallery][My Space] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyd Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 It's Windows XP, not sure which version, if any. But the message I got about needing .NET 3.5 didn't seem happy with whatever my PC already has loaded. Should that matter, or won't it work without the download? Thanks... Quote Jennifer http://www.algarve-beach-life.com My minimalist sig pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Yeah- download 2.0 for now. 3.5 might be needed for the next major version of Paint.NET, but it's not needed now. :-) Link here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... laylang=en Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyd Posted April 28, 2008 Author Share Posted April 28, 2008 Thanks for the advice, all. I'll be back shortly, begging for more information, once I've got the prog up and running. Just you see! :? Quote Jennifer http://www.algarve-beach-life.com My minimalist sig pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 Glad to help- just make sure you look at the help file (hit F1 in the program) and use search ( http://searchpaint.net ) before you ask anything. :-) Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennyd Posted April 29, 2008 Author Share Posted April 29, 2008 Yes - I promise, hand on heart that I'll check out the FAQs and do a search before I bother anyone else. (Like your sig, by the way - but this is the wrong thread for that...) Quote Jennifer http://www.algarve-beach-life.com My minimalist sig pic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Thanks! :-) Oh, and I'm glad you know about the "help-yourself" functions. It makes things faster and better for you, and doesn't cause a lot of time wasted for us. :-) Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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