Hi Daave
It too late to cry over an unnecessary formatting I did. But thanks for the
advice.

The links to sites you gave me are now all bookmarked. Thanks again.

My present size of the white canvas in the paint window is : Width: 5.07'
and Height: 4.72' in inches. Changing it to pixels or centimeters produce
the equivalent size in different numbers. It allows me to delete those
numbers but the writing space remain empty and will not accept input of
different numbers (sizes) be it in pixels or inches or centimeters.. This is
my real problem .

You mention the View\View bitmap. This does work and it fills the scree but
in the middle you get the same size canvas that is in the default one. Also
it is the same stuck size, be it in the minimzed or the maximized
formats.The problem is the canvas size not the window.

You mention that you are on 98SE. I was on that OS until I moved to XP PRO
but I still have the original disc of 98SE. How about deleting the PAINT I
have now from XP and when I re-install it and the machine ask for a disk
I'll give it the 98SE disc instead of the XP one. You think it will be a
wise thing to do?
Janet




"Daave" <dcwashNOSPAM@myrealboxXYZ.invalid> wrote in message
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> Hello, Janet. My replies are inline.
>
>> 1) I did a complete format as the computer was badly loaded with
>> junk I couldn't delete, and viruses that Symantec couldn't control.
>
> That was my point. Almost always, the junk *can* be deleted. It takes
> some effort, but it's almost always less work than a reinstallation of
> the operating system. Symantec, also, is arguably not the best antivirus
> program you can run. There are alternatives, all free:
>
> AVG
> http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/
>
> avast!
> http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
>
> AntiVir
> http://www.free-av.com/
>
> In addition to keeping your PC free of viruses, you also need to keep it
> clear of spyware and adware. The following are also all free:
>
> Ad-Aware 2007 Free
> http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php
>
> Spybot Search & Destroy
> http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
>
> A-Squared
> http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
>
> SpywareBlaster
> http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
>
> CWShredder
> http://us.trendmicro.com/us/products...al/CWShredder/
>
> You should also bookmark this Web page for more resources on dealing
> with malware:
>
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/...moving_Malware
>
>
>> 5) But it will not let me change the size of the canvas. When you
>> go: <image\attributes> you can change the size of the white
>> background but now it will not accept change of the size and will
>> remain at the default size which is very small.
>
> Currently I'm on my 98SE machine, but it also has Paint. From the Help
> section, I found:
>
>

Quote:

> > To enlarge the size of the viewing area: > > On the View menu, click View Bitmap. > > Your picture fills the entire viewing area. You can return to your > former view by clicking anywhere in the picture. > >

>
> On mine, the default canvas size is 512 pixels by 384 pixels. What is
> yours?
>
> You say it doesn't "accept change of the size." What exactly do you
> mean? If you change the default values to, say 1000 pixels by 600 pixels
> and click on the OK button, what happens? What happens when you drag the
> edges of the canvas?
>
> And what happens when you click on the Maximize button? Is your problem
> the canvas size or the window size?
>
>