[Gimp-user] Difficulty getting GIMP up and running after reinstalling

[Austin Ng <ang4296 hotmail com>]

Hey all,

Today I was trying to install a plugin for GIMP. Specifically, the one that allows you to see and work with 
DDS files. I was following the instructions here: http://itstillworks.com/install-dds-plugin-gimp-8340559.html

However, I had extreme difficulty finding the folder for GIMP. After a little bit of searching I discovered 
that back when I first downloaded GIMP, I had done so through a bitorrent (specifically, Vuze). To be safe, I 
deleted/got rid of the files with GIMP and did a redownload. However, there’s no shortcut for the new GIMP to 
be started. I looked under C->Program Files -> GIMP 2, but was not able to find the bin\gimp-2.8.exe that my 
searching on Google seems to imply is needed to launch GIMP.

I am becoming extremely frustrated by both the difficulty encountered and the lack of resources to solve the 
issue at hand. I am not sure whether my deletion and reinstallation of GIMP inadvertently caused any of these 
problems to be caused in the first place. What do you recommend I do to solve the issue?

All help is appreciated in advance.

Thanks,

Austin