Q

So, I dunno what happened.. but, the size of the page of the MS Paint became astronomically long that when I open a new document, there is a pop up that says, there is not enough memory or resources to complete operation. close some programs and then try again. But the problem comes if i would open a new file, that’s when that pop up appears. what should i do?

A

You can change it in the registry…

Firstly close all instances of Paint

In windows Vista or Windows 7, click start button, and in the search box type in regedit and hit enter.
In windows XP, you would click start and then run and type in regedit and hit enter.

Once in Registry, navigate to the following:
You can change it in the registry…

Firstly close all instances of Paint

In windows Vista or Windows 7, click start button, and in the search box type in regedit and hit enter.
In windows XP, you would click start and then run and type in regedit and hit enter.

Once in Registry, navigate to the following:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Applets

Now delete the key on the left column labelled “Paint” this will restore back to default settings.

Restart Paint and all settings will be have been reset to factory defaults.

To answer your question about the pop up…
Make sure you have enough free space on your hard drive and consider asking a technician whether you are able to install extra RAM in your machine.

Tags: Memory of a PC plays a pivotal role in your machine's life, MS Paint, Regedit, Technical Help

Categories: Technical Help

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1. scream at the pc:

   Problem with MS Paint? How to restore to default settings? -> http://is.gd/d8Fpk

   29.06.2010 09:49

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   25.01.2011 10:08

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