Easy fix to get Vista MSPAINT working on windows 7 or Windows 8
It is quite easy to get Vista Paint working on Windows 8 without taking any ownership or jumping through any hoops.
Find the 2 Vista paint files on your old computer or download the files, you can google for them.
Using Explorer In your Program Files (x86) Folder (64 bit for 32 bit use the Program Files Folder, If you don't have an x86 Folder you are running 32 bit), Create a New Folder (Right click, New, Folder) Rename it something you will recognize such as: "Paint-Vista".
Copy the Mspaint.exe File there.
In that same folder create a
Subfolder named "
en-US" spell it exactly that way (lowercase en dash UPPERCASE US) just leave out the quotes.
Copy the mspaint.exe.mui File there (into the "
en-US"
subfolder)
Then create a shortcut wherever you would like it to be desktop, start menu, taskbar. You now have both versions of paint running side by side.
I will try to post 2 screen shots for clarification. I don't usually post but I see many people frustrated by this issue and I seem to have found the perfect easy workaround.