# What the heck's wrong with my Microsoft Paint?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-my-microsoft-paint/63428
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [April 26, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-my-microsoft-paint/63428 "2001-04-26T18:54:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-my-microsoft-paint/63428/1 "2001-04-26T18:54:42Z")
Whenever I try to print a picture useing Microsoft Paint I get between six to eight various sized squares on separate sheets of paper instead of the entire picture. Is there any way to fix this?
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2001, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-my-microsoft-paint/63428/2 "2001-04-26T20:32:50Z")
Just a WAG, but it sounds like the picture you’re trying to print is larger than the sheet of paper you’re trying to print on. Try the “Print Preview” on the “File” menu and see if that looks right. If not, then that’s probably what the problem is. If the preview does look right, then something else is wrong.
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### Author:  [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)
#### Post date: [April 26, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hecks-wrong-with-my-microsoft-paint/63428/3 "2001-04-26T20:43:34Z")
Something else to try would be to go to the Start button, open “Settings”, open “Control Panel”, open “Add/Remove Programs”. Change from the “Install/Uninstall” tab to the “Setup” tab. Open “Accessories”. Uncheck “Paint”. Click OK. Open “Accessories” again. Recheck “Paint”. Click OK. Close all uneeded windows. This might fix your problem.