![]() But that link is visually swamped by the two huge ad units below it, each of which features a giant blue button labeled “DOWNLOAD”. The answer is the link in the middle right, under “Get it now (free download)”. Here is what I saw when I went there today:Īt first glance, where would you think you should click to download the Paint.NET software? Imagine that you were telling me you needed an image editor, and I, helpful geek that I am, told you to go to to download Paint.NET. #Paint.net not installing software#And worse, it’s possible that the software is not innocuous that it’s spyware, or malware, or some other nasty thing. Even if the unrelated software is completely innocuous, it’s still being distributed to users under false pretenses. And then the user, thinking they are installing Paint.NET, double-clicks the downloaded installer and gets that completely unrelated software onto their machine. And those ads are designed in such a way as to lead naïve users to believe clicking the ad will download Paint.NET, when in actuality it causes some other, completely unrelated software to be downloaded. The problem is this: the Paint.NET web site runs ads from Google’s ad network. I have frequently recommended it to Windows users who needed an inexpensive, lightweight graphics tool.īut this post isn’t about Paint.NET, really. Paint.NET is an excellent, free, easy-to-use image editing program for Microsoft Windows. I.e.:Īnother option is to run Paint.NET, then open Task Manager ( CTRL ALT DELETE) and then view the Properties of Paint.NET's program file by right-clicking on it, and choosing properties.Google and Paint.NET need to stop misleading users To find the installation folder you can right-click the shortcut of Paint.NET, click on properties, and then read the location from the target line. Sometimes Paint.NET may have installed in a non-default location. Finding out your Paint.NET installation folder But note that some plugins might require a different approach, so always read the instructions that came with the plugin. Either press CTRL V or right-click and click on pasteĪfter completing the above steps, the plugin should have been installed.Navigate to the Effects folder ( I.e.: C:\Program Files\\Effects).Right click on the file after downloading and/or extracting it. ![]() Some plugins might follow a different installation procedure, but assuming all we need to do is to move the dll to the Effects folder, follow the below steps: The plugins will usually be available in one of the menus. #Paint.net not installing .dll#dll files to the required folders you might need to restart Paint.NET. This is usually located at: C:\Program Files\\EffectsĪfter having moved the. The files you extract should be moved to the effects folder of the Paint.NET installation directory. You can find the plugins at the official Paint.NET forums: Plugins - Publishing ONLY! Installing pluginsĪfter having downloaded a plugin you will usually need to extract it, this can either be done using the build-in tool in Windows or a free program such as 7-zip. When the plugin files are extracted you usually move them to the Effects folder of Paint.NET, which is often located at: C:\Program Files\\Effects ![]() #Paint.net not installing zip#Plugins are often distributed in zip files as dll files. One of the great things about Paint.NET is the many plugins that are available, though it may still be preferred that at least some of the features that the plugins provide, will at some point be integrated in Paint.NET. ![]()
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