Re: [Gimp-user] Drawing tools stopped working all of a sudden

[Ofnuts <ofnuts laposte net>]

On 05/11/2013 10:23 PM, Retri wrote:
> > My usual check list;
> > http://gimpforums.com/thread-when-suddenly-nothing-seems-to-work-anymore
> >
> > Is the problem on all images or only on one image? If on one image,
> > it's
> > more likely a selection or active later problem, otherwise it more
> > likely some tool setting.
> >
> > Reinstalling Gimp is usually not mandated and pretty much useless. If
> > you can't find the tool setting that went sour you have better rename
> > your Gimp profile to have Gimp restart with the defaults
> > (http://gimpforums.com/thread-what-is-my-gimp-profile-and-where-do-i-find-it).
> I had this issue on every single image, even on new, blank ones.
>
> I solved the problem by uninstalling the software again and deleting every
> GIMP-related folder in C:\Users\(nameoftheuser)\
>
> A fresh install then did the trick; go figure...thanks a bunch for your reply
> though.

I'm pretty sure that erasing the Gimp folder under 
C:\Users\(nameoftheuser)\ would have been enough. Reinstalling software 
on Windows is mostly a way to reinstate the proper values in a corrupted 
registry, but Gimp doesn't use the registry.