Paint.NET

How to uninstall Paint.NET from your PC

Paint.NET is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Created by Beslam. More data about Created by Beslam can be seen here. More information about Paint.NET can be seen at http://www.getpaint.net/. Paint.NET is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Paint.NET folder, depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing Paint.NET is rundll32 advpack,LaunchINFSection Paint.NET.inf,Uninstall. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. PaintDotNet.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 914.06 KB (936000 bytes) on disk.

Paint.NET contains of the executables below. They occupy 989.81 KB (1013568 bytes) on disk.

• PaintDotNet.exe (914.06 KB)
• PdnRepair.exe (14.06 KB)
• SetupNgen.exe (28.06 KB)
• UpdateMonitor.exe (15.06 KB)
• WiaProxy32.exe (18.56 KB)

The current web page applies to Paint.NET version 3.5.11 only. Click on the links below for other Paint.NET versions:

• 3.5.10

Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall Paint.NET.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\Paint.NET

The files below were left behind on your disk by Paint.NET's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\Effects\kb_lens.dll
• C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\FileTypes\IcoCur.dll
• C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\FileTypes\PhotoShop.dll
• C:\Program Files\Paint.NET\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.pdn
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.NET.1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.NET.ThumbExtract
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Paint.NET

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\PaintDotNet.exe\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{D292F82A-50BE-4351-96CC-E86F3F8049DA}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\jpegfile\shell\edit\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Paint.NET.1\shell\edit\command\

A way to erase Paint.NET from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Paint.NET is an application offered by Created by Beslam. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK solution to remove Paint.NET is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Paint.NET or simply activate the Search field and type in "Paint.NET". If it is installed on your PC the Paint.NET application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Paint.NET in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Paint.NET, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Paint.NET:

• The software company is: http://www.getpaint.net/
• The uninstall string is: rundll32 advpack,LaunchINFSection Paint.NET.inf,Uninstall

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Paint.NET.


8. After uninstalling Paint.NET, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Paint.NET that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Paint.NET with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Paint.NET by Created by Beslam from your PC, we are not saying that Paint.NET by Created by Beslam is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Paint.NET supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.