alright so my ms paint hasnt been working for a while now and when i click it ..a ltlle pop up comes up and SAYS
 mspaint has caused an error in MFC42.DLL
mspaint will now close

if you continue experiencing problems try restarting your computer and i have plenty of times and try every so often and it wont work..anybody know waht to dohttp://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=218632
Invalid Page Fault STARTING WordPad or Paint
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Article ID : 218632
Last Review : DECEMBER 21, 2004
Revision : 1.1
This article was previously published under Q218632
If this article does not describe the error message that you are receiving, view the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article to view more articles that describe error messages:
315854 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315854/EN-US/) Windows 98 and Windows Me Error Message Resource Center
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256986 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/256986/EN-US/) Description of the Microsoft Windows Registry


SYMPTOMS
When you start WordPad or Paint, you may receive the following error message:


filename caused an invalid page fault in module Mfc42.dll at memory address
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CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the registry entries for WordPad or Paint are damaged.
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RESOLUTION
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause serious problems that may require you to reinstall your operating system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems that result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.


To resolve this issue, uninstall WordPad and Paint, delete the registry KEYS for the programs, and then reinstall WordPad and Paint:

1. Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Add/Remove Programs.  
2. Click the Windows Setup tab, click Accessories, and then click Details.  
3. Click the WordPad and Paint check boxes to clear them, click OK, and then click OK.  
4. Using Registry Editor, delete the following registry keys and then restart your computer:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Applets\Wordpad

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Current Version\Applets\Paint
5. Start the Add/Remove Programs tool as described in step 1.  
6. Click the Windows Setup tab, click Accessories, and then click Details.  
7. Click the WordPad and Paint check boxes to select them, click OK, and then click OK.

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APPLIES TO
• Microsoft Windows 98 Standard Edition
• Microsoft Windows 95

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Keywords:  kberrmsg kbinvalidpagefault kbprb KB218632

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alright not gonna lie...im not exactly the expert on computers and i dotn exactly undertand from step 4 on can you please give me a further explination..i love my paint and i gotta get it back
to get to step 4 you need to open the regestry editor. to open the editor simply click start, then run, then type in "regedit" without the qoutes.

once in reg edit, you can proceed with step 4 and so on.