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Should I remove Paint.NET?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
4% remove it96% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #10,538
United States Rank #12,132
Reach 0.0335%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 44.71 days
563.82 days >
Average installed length: 296.24 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
3.56.0 100.00%

Paint.NET v3.5.6

What is Paint.NET?  (from dotPDN)

Paint.NET is free image and photo editing software for computers that run Windows. It features an intuitive and innovative user interface with support for layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools. An active and growing online community provides friendly help, tutorials, a...  Read more

Overview

Paint.NET v3.5.6 is a program developed by dotPDN. The main program executable is _853F67D554F05449430E7E.exe. The software installer includes 4 files and is usually about 19.83 MB (20,795,392 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows Vista (SP2). While about 34% of users of Paint.NET come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.dotPDN.com
Help link: www.getpaint.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\thinkpad\tpshocks\mui\0409
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{639673E9-D53F-44F4-A046-485C8A6ADA16}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 19.83 MB
Language: English (United States)

Program filesFiles installed by Paint.NET v3.5.6

Program executable:_853F67D554F05449430E7E.exe
Path:C:\Windows\Installer\{639673E9-D53F-44F4-A046-485C8A6ADA15}\_853F67D554F05449430E7E.exe
MD5:d58b417cd69da10e9ff342437e45567f
Additional files:
  • tpshcplr.dll (by Lenovo) - ThinkVantage Active Protection System
  • tpshocks.dll (by Lenovo)
  • _853F67D554F05449430E7E.exe
  • tpshlp.dll - TVT Message Support DLL

How do I remove Paint.NET?

You can uninstall Paint.NET from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Paint.NET v3.5.6, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Paint.NET.

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 62%
Win Server 2003 0%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 4%
Keep it 96%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#10,538

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 67.98%
Windows Vista 11.48%
Windows 10 10.42%
Windows XP 9.97%
Windows Server 2003 0.15%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 39.18%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.10%
Windows 7 Professional 11.20%
Microsoft Windows XP 10.14%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 9.68%
Windows 7 Enterprise 2.87%

Distribution by countryGeography

33.77% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 33.77%
  Germany 22.86%
  France 5.78%
  Italy 3.81%
  United Kingdom 2.89%
  Netherlands 2.10%
  Australia 1.71%
  Canada 1.71%
  Brazil 1.58%
  Belgium 1.45%
  Poland 1.45%
  Russia 1.31%
  Mexico 1.05%
  Malaysia 1.05%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.25%
Dell 20.88%
Acer 17.86%
Toshiba 8.52%
GIGABYTE 8.24%
Medion 6.04%
ASUS 4.12%
Lenovo 3.57%
Sahara 2.75%
Samsung 2.47%
Intel 2.20%
American Megatrends 1.10%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 3.72%
HP G60 Notebook PC 2.66%
MEDION P6612 2.66%
MEDIONPC MS-7366 2.66%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.13%
HP G72 Notebook PC 2.13%

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michaelover a year ago
Very enjoyable and easy to use. Does just about everything for basic photo editing. Light on resources. Much faster than Gimp or Photoshop..