Vista MS Paint for Win7?

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  1. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #11

    holly1323 said:
    Also, I know this thread is old, but my problem is new and I searched everywhere.
    Try Paint.NET

    It has that selection feature you mentioned. Also has a bunch of free plugins written by users. Does layers very easily. I use it mainly for layers from fractal flames.

    The selection for irregular shapes works a bit differently. You free draw select, then choose Magic Wand with Selection Mode Subtract. Click a spot outside the free drawn selection. It does the rest automatically.
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  2. Posts : 31
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64 OEM
       #12

    I use Gimp to edit photos on all my systems, it is available for Windows also.
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  3. Posts : 1,117
    Se7en X64 ultimate/Se7en X64 ultimate
       #13

    hey I think I found it for ya, I tried it on my win7 and it worked here is the exe place it anywhere and it should work
    Vista MS Paint for Win7? Attached Files
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  4. Posts : 4
    windows7 home premium 64-bit
       #14

    I already ready have paint.net


    the closet it has is lasso, which is better than free hand select, but still isn't the same as the square that selects the image in the square.
    the other guys thing paint. rar I have nothing that can open rar files, but thanks.
    And I already tried microsoft they think Windows 7 version is better and has no available down load for things that are preinstalled like that.
    Thank you everybody for trying!:)
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  5. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #15

    the closet it has is lasso, which is better than free hand select, but still isn't the same as the square that selects the image in the square
    It's a 2 step process. You have to use Magic Wand after you select the irregular shape:
    Paint.NET Documentation

    Scroll down to
    Selection By Exclusion
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  6. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #16

    example


    That's the technique I used to get a layer from a 7 I made by stacking the Windows flag

    Vista MS Paint for Win7?-7.png

    As far as free tools of this type that run on Windows, for power I think you'd have to go some to beat Gimp. I tried it awhile back. IIRC you can use most PS plugins with it. The "drawback" is the user interface is a bit different than Windows users are accustomed to. If you are going to use the app constantly then it's well worth the learning curve. I only dabble in graphics so I bailed and went with tools a bit easier to learn. :)
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  7. Posts : 4
    windows7 home premium 64-bit
       #17

    That works, not the same, but close, thanks! I guess I just need to fool around with it a bit more, I'm just too used to Vista and this OS is driving me nuts (I despise it) Eventually I'll get a custom made laptop!
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  8. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #18

    I have Vista on one machine and W7 on the other. At first I kind of scoffed at stuff like pinning to taskbar and that type of stuff. But as time goes on I like W7. The memory management and prefetch stuff works a lot better than Vista. To me there's a big difference between XP and Vista and not much difference from Vista to Windows Seven. In fact if you ask the OS "what version are you?" Vista says "Windows 6.0" and Windows Seven says "Windows 6.1" :)
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  9. Posts : 1,117
    Se7en X64 ultimate/Se7en X64 ultimate
       #19

    holly1323 said:
    the closet it has is lasso, which is better than free hand select, but still isn't the same as the square that selects the image in the square.
    the other guys thing paint. rar I have nothing that can open rar files, but thanks.
    And I already tried microsoft they think Windows 7 version is better and has no available down load for things that are preinstalled like that.
    Thank you everybody for trying!:)
    dude all you have to do is install WINRAR its free and alot better than zip...just google it
    and secondly se7en is 10,000x better than vista! EVERYBODY says so except the few people who just cant learn or get used to the little changes! its friggin not hard or that big of a change! sheesh
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  10. Posts : 5,092
    Windows 7 32 bit
       #20

    Also 7-zip can unrar just as easily as it unzips. Install 7-zip and let it use Explorer Shell Extensions. Drag the rar file with the right mouse button and drop in an empty folder. Then select Extract To Here from the 7-zip menu that pops up.
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