How to recover mspaint.exe in Windows XP

MSPaint needs no introduction. Even the most inexperienced user contacts the PaintSite since the first interaction with computer. As for usability, it rocks! The handy editor for some retouching unassuming (he's picture, text or other nonsense).

But there are often cases when, from excess of zeal or accident, or even ignorance (what does this button do?) we wake up as if instead of mspaint we have "ms-ghost-paint". And in such cases, is it that you miss him? : P

To recover mspaint 3 have at hand simple solutions, two of them depending on things adjacent: Another PC or Installation CD Windows XP.

1. if you do not have the XP installation CD, remember how to call the friend who (more) uses Windows XP. Take / borrow one memory stick (Or buy a CD / DVD) and give flight to friend (or to the next: P) and copy mspaint.exe from  %system%/Windows/system32 on it (where%system% is the partition on which the system is installed). Then replace the one who ran away from home with him. Make a shortcut in Accessories or desktopAnd ready.

2. if you have the installation CD Windows XP is much better, because you no longer depend on friends :). Insert the CD in CD-ROM and then go to Control Panel->Add or Remove Programs->Add/ Remove Windows Components->Double-click on Accessories and Utilities->Double-click on Accessories-> check Paint->OK->Next... Then restart and remove the installation CD. After restart mspaint will be in place.

3. The simplest solution for those without friends XP without XP installation CD (or without friends XP installation CD: P) or, especially, for those lazy / lazy / etc. is to download mspaint.exe from the internet (Make sure that publishers to be reliable, otherwise you have to Reinstall or have other unpleasant consequences leading to the first option) and then copy it to%system%/Windows/system32. Simple, right? :)

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