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Can't open 6 MB file in Paint, error says there is not enough RAM

I have a JPG file of 6 MB. It can be opened by AI or Photoshop but when I try to open it with Paint, an error message is saying that there is not enough RAM or resources to open the file. I wonder ...
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How can I associate mspaint with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in Windows XP?

Usually I preview images with the the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer under Windows XP. Recently I found there was something wrong with the edit button. After pressing the Edit button , the Windows ...
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Is it possible to make a selection in Microsoft Paint beyond the current screen resolution?

Is it possible to make a selection in Microsoft Paint larger than the current screen resolution? Working with full screen screenshots (including across multiple screens) is not easy in Microsoft ...
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Nearest thing to windows 7 paint to run on XP

I have used the paint program that comes with windows 7 and found it very useful - especially the numerous predefined shapes. Can I get that version of paint - or something very similar, for my ...
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Where the heck should Paint reside in XP?

Our sysadmin folks did some patches and somehow uninstalled Paint. (They uninstalled Media Player too.) Didn't even know that they did it until I told them. ~~shrug~~ Anyway, where should Paint be ...
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How can I make Windows Paint save by default as JPEG format?

Every time I want to save an image I've pasted into the Paint application, it chooses a BMP/DIB format (which is the worst for saving things from the clipboard). How can I hack Paint into defaulting ...
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