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Originally posted by Theo
i thot u could only save as .bmp in paint ;o
neways i use psp7 
Sometimes... but most people nowadays can...:
- Paint introduced the additional formats (GIF, JPG, ...) in Windows 98.
- It doesn't depend on your OS at all (well that is, Win95 wont have it, because...)... It depends on what version of Microsoft Office you have installed...
The reason why some OS's have it and some not:
* The JPG (and GIF) filter is not installed or is damaged.
or
* You've installed Office 2000 SR1 or SP2
Microsoft Knowledge Base (Article 298580) says in short:
To ensure the filter is installed, launch Add/Remove Programs from the Control Panel. Select Microsoft Office and choose Add/Remove; then choose Add or Remove Features. Expand the Converters and Filters selection. Click on Graphic Filters and select Run all from my Computer. Finally, click on Update Now.
The filter in question is installed along with Microsoft Office, but strangely, Paint still wont realize this until you alert it to the filter's presence by opening a GIF or JPEG file.
So, now launch Paint, click on Open, and select a GIF or JPEG image (you'll have to set Files of type to All files). Once you've done that, you should also be able to save files in either of the two formats.
If you installed Office 2000 SR1 or SP2, you need to go to the registry. How to fix this:
Microsoft Knowledge Base (Article 299953)
Another article about it (for Win98):
Microsoft Knowledge Base (Article 193354)
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