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"this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down

If the problem persists, contact the program vendor"

i get that error message when i wanna open up MS paint on my computer. Windows 98
any help? i googled and couldnt realyl find anything. you guys have better googleing skills than me

Here this should solve your problems
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=162500

but that says "Resolution       Windows 95"
and im on 98 :\ so...thanks, but i dont know if itll work*

Isnt NT 4.0 98!?
Could you send a screenshot please?
Accroding to this article you need to reinstall it!
http://www.theage.com.au/news/Tips/Fresh-Paint/20...html?oneclick=true

you could have told me that...?
im not a super geek

edit: well i would send a screenie, but i cant crop it in wordpad...i told you all waht it said. why do you need a screen shot?

Well here'smy advice try reinstalling it first then come back to us

How do you reinstall paint?

here you go marissa try thisi had that problem awhile ago and mwe99 sent em that

Start>Settings>Control Panel> Add & Remove Programs>Windows Setup>Accessories> Paint>Uninstall>
Then restart pc then Install it again!
You may need the setup disk
Hope this helps

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Originally posted by XxRebelSeanxX

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Originally posted by Vilkku
How do you reinstall paint?

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In Windows 98:

Start > Control Pannel > Add/Remove Programs > Windows Setup ; Highlight Accessories then hit Details ; Unselect Paint ; Okay ; Will uninstall, then reverse the proccess.

Works like a charm .

Bah: Beaten to it >.<.

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umm nope, still doesnt work

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Originally posted by dylan!
here you go marissa try thisi had that problem awhile ago and mwe99 sent em that

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for some reason whenever i click on that zipped file it keeps opening back up the attachment page in firefox...probably my settings? id ont know.