An error occurred while opening .dds file with Paint

An error occurred while opening .dds file with Paint

Some of the programs use DDS file or “.dds” for the skin or the one you see that makes the layout for the interface. Though this is a kind of image file, you cannot open it if you will be using Microsoft Windows Paint. It doesn’t work and it doesn’t support the file either. To open a DDS file you need to use Paint.NET. If you don’t have the latest version yet, download it from Paint.NET 3.5.11 or 4.0 Beta Download.

Paint.NET 3.5.11 supports Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, and Windows 8.1. This version requires Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1 which will be installed with the package. If you will be installing Paint.NET 4.0 Beta, it requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1.

It requires Microsoft .NET Framework 4 which is also included in the package when you install it. Supposedly, if you already have Paint.NET, you should be able to open the DDS file. Since you cannot open the DDS file, try uninstalling Paint.NET the one currently installed on your computer and download the latest version I mentioned above.

It should fix the problem. The file formats that Paint.NET supports include DDS, GIF, PNG, JPEG, BMP, TGA, and TIFF. Also, if you wish to download some plug-ins for Paint.NET, you can visit Paint.NET Plug-ins Publishing Only.