Paint 3D loads instantly. Besides, if all you need to do is take a screenshot of a portion of the screen and save it somewhere, the snipping tool is what you should be using. Or Win + Shift + S if you've got the latest version of Windows 10.
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End of an era: Microsoft is planning to kill off Paint after 32 years
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Paint 3D loads instantly. Besides, if all you need to do is take a screenshot of a portion of the screen and save it somewhere, the snipping tool is what you should be using. Or Win + Shift + S if you've got the latest version of Windows 10.
Yep. It's not photoshop, but it gets the job done better than paint.
I wonder if they're going to kill it for real and remove the .exe from the OS or if they're going to handle this the same way they "killed" the Win7 photo viewer in Win10--just remove everything that points to it and act like it doesn't exist (which backfired because Windows kept those links if you did an in-place upgrade from a past Windows version). Either way, it's kinda messed up they're pulling paint from the OS after they made it clear Paint 3D was supposed to be separate thing and not a replacement.
They've pivoted to Windows to where there probably won't be a "next OS." It'll just continue to be major QoL updates released biannually.
They've pivoted to Windows to where there probably won't be a "next OS." It'll just continue to be major QoL updates released biannually.
Lightning Count
Member
Truly the end of an era, I remember creating all sorts of stuff using paint in the mid 90's on my ancient win 95 PC. It was my first-ever PC and even though I had no games for it, I spent countless hours creating all sorts stuff on that PC using using paint.
Hell I still use now to make posters, because I have no skills at using Photoshop or other image manipulation software, but give me twenty minutes on paint and I'll crank out something reasonably decent.
I also use to crop pics in fairly basic way. It's simple but it gets the job done.
Hell I still use now to make posters, because I have no skills at using Photoshop or other image manipulation software, but give me twenty minutes on paint and I'll crank out something reasonably decent.
I also use to crop pics in fairly basic way. It's simple but it gets the job done.
Me too, I loved those weird dithered colors seen in the bottom right, whatever they were supposed to be. Windows 3.1 as a whole was such a fascinating mess I spent weeks or probably months with.
LQX
Member
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So many little things that were great in previous versions of windows are being "updated", but to me for the worse as they lack the same functionally. Little things like Windows 10 no longer automatically remaining duplicate picture files that are different but may have the same file name.
HawksWinStanley
Member
My fondest memory of paint was the thread on bb.com making porn images SFW. Hilarious. I'll have to go google that to see if they're still floating around somewhere.
Oh, if it's just a program upgrade it doesn't really count as killing Paint and saying it was 32 years old, does it.
Before Paint there was Paintbrush, and I was there too as I child.
Paint only shipped since Windows 95, and was a pretty big overhaul. It's "just" 22 years old.
Holy shit, that took me back. Good memories
The Lamonster
Member
yep, this.
I use it often enough that I may consider not updating Windows anymore if they remove it.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Paint.net is great cause it's like a slightly more featured MS Paint without trying to be a Photoshop replacement like GIMP.
TheRealTalker
Banned
I mean why?
I got photoshop and what not but even then I use paint for quick and easy photograbs, edits and other things
I got photoshop and what not but even then I use paint for quick and easy photograbs, edits and other things
You won't even try Paint 3D? It's about as simple to use as original Paint and does a whole lot more. If you're currently on the Creators Update that released in April you can try it right now.
Oh, if it's just a program upgrade it doesn't really count as killing Paint and saying it was 32 years old, does it.
Before Paint there was Paintbrush, and I was there too as I child.
Paint only shipped since Windows 95, and was a pretty big overhaul. It's "just" 22 years old.
Wow. Early high school for me. Wasted so much time in the computer labs...
Melon Husk
Member
Hey hey, opening a blank project takes several hundred milliseconds. What's even worse, basic functions are hidden behind tabs. Not only that, but there's an unnecessary "bounce" effect that honestly makes no sense.
Small delays don't matter on tablets because touch input is slow. It gets irritating when you try to use the same menus with a mouse & keyboard.
MS should aim to fix the responsivity of their UI so that even a coked up graphic designer couldn't catch a break between the animations.
I've seen people in this thread say they still use Paint, and will be sad to see it go. MSPaint is very easy to backup and use.
Guys if you want to still use Windows 10 Paint, just go into your system32 folder and backup and copy "mspaint.exe" AND the "en-US" folder, to a new folder. You can then create a shortcut and use it however you want, even if Microsoft deletes the official version.
If you're not using the US version of windows you'll probably have to copy over the folder that corresponds to the language and OS version of windows you are using, because I'm assuming the "en-US" folder won't work for you.
Keep both the "mspaint.exe" and the "en-US" folder, inside the same new folder of your choosing. You can put that new folder anywhere you want.
Same process to backup Vista, Windows 7, and 8 versions of paint.
For XP just the .exe can be backed up, no extra folder needed.
Guys if you want to still use Windows 10 Paint, just go into your system32 folder and backup and copy "mspaint.exe" AND the "en-US" folder, to a new folder. You can then create a shortcut and use it however you want, even if Microsoft deletes the official version.
If you're not using the US version of windows you'll probably have to copy over the folder that corresponds to the language and OS version of windows you are using, because I'm assuming the "en-US" folder won't work for you.
Keep both the "mspaint.exe" and the "en-US" folder, inside the same new folder of your choosing. You can put that new folder anywhere you want.
Same process to backup Vista, Windows 7, and 8 versions of paint.
For XP just the .exe can be backed up, no extra folder needed.
The Lamonster
Member
I do have it but have never opened it. I'll check it out!
SeaOfMadness
Member
Syphon Filter
Member
why is MS doing nothing but stupid moves these days?
snickothemule
Member
wut
Correct.
MiguelMexMIstery
Member
The updated Paint doesn't feel right but I still use it...
RIP
RIP
Does than mean that they will remove it with a future "update" and the same time make it available on their store for free?
Because, I do not want to use their crap store to download MSpaint a program i already have, not even once.
Why MS loves to complicate things that not need to be complicated it's beyond my poor comprehension.
Because, I do not want to use their crap store to download MSpaint a program i already have, not even once.
Why MS loves to complicate things that not need to be complicated it's beyond my poor comprehension.
TwiztidElf
Member
I use it at work and home all the time. Quick, easy, image editor.
I was recently surprised to find that MacOS had ditched it from their OS years ago.
Dumb.
I was recently surprised to find that MacOS had ditched it from their OS years ago.
Dumb.
Jaguar Victory
Member
Oh, if it's just a program upgrade it doesn't really count as killing Paint and saying it was 32 years old, does it.
Before Paint there was Paintbrush, and I was there too as I child.
Paint only shipped since Windows 95, and was a pretty big overhaul. It's "just" 22 years old.
Holy shit memories just flooded back
Everybody quit your whining. Internet overeacts as usual.
Someone update the thread title.
https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2017/07/24/ms-paint-stay/#jLpK422yQ4H2UQ1r.97Microsoft said:MS Paint is here to stay, it will just have a new home soon, in the Windows Store where it will be available for free.
Someone update the thread title.
PushTheButtonMax
Banned
Oh, if it's just a program upgrade it doesn't really count as killing Paint and saying it was 32 years old, does it.
Before Paint there was Paintbrush, and I was there too as I child.
Paint only shipped since Windows 95, and was a pretty big overhaul. It's "just" 22 years old.
Man, brings back some memories.
WaterAstro
Member
So is paint 3d extremely accessible and basic?
And adding to the GAF's famous paint art.
which made this
And adding to the GAF's famous paint art.
which made this
Joyful
Member
I use foxit reader
ganbareneopokekun
Member
my avatar from 2009 got relevant again.
//bonus, a dj set i drew for a friend
//bonus, a dj set i drew for a friend
Oh, if it's just a program upgrade it doesn't really count as killing Paint and saying it was 32 years old, does it.
Before Paint there was Paintbrush, and I was there too as I child.
Paint only shipped since Windows 95, and was a pretty big overhaul. It's "just" 22 years old.
This is the most out of left field nostalgia trip.
pixelation
Member
Why?, this is stupid.
newtypepilot
Member
inb4 repackaging paint into an app.
GHG
Member
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
I wonder what the reaction would have been if they had just directly "updated" Paint to Paint 3D instead of having both simultaneously for a while before "killing off" Paint.
Probably different.
fyi you can copy Paint.exe to another folder right now, and it will probably still work just fine well into the future.
Probably different.
fyi you can copy Paint.exe to another folder right now, and it will probably still work just fine well into the future.
miller.skippins
Banned
What's next on the chopping block? Notepad?
Satya Nadella cannot keep getting away with this!
Satya Nadella cannot keep getting away with this!
CaviarMeths
Member
Yeah, been using Paint.net for quick editing jobs for like a decade now, so this isn't really affecting me. Didn't know that so many people still used MS Paint.
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