MS Paint Color Eraser Tool Does Not Erase Bitmap
Article ID: 134476
Article Last Modified on 11/15/2006
APPLIES TO
This article was previously published under Q134476
SYMPTOMS
When you try to use the Color Eraser tool in Microsoft Paint, you find that
you cannot make changes to a bitmap.
CAUSE
You are trying to edit a bitmap that originated as a 24-bit image.
RESOLUTION
After you make a backup copy of the image in its current format, save the
bitmap in 256 (or fewer) color format, and then open it again.
Keywords: KB134476