Microsoft Paint Error Message while saving/opening the image file:- Not enough memory or resources to complete operation

Cause

This problem may occur for one of the following reasons:

1.       If the bitmap file is in a compressed format that Paint cannot read. For example, Paint does not support CVID compressed bitmap files. If you try to open such a file in Paint, the error message stated above occurs.

2.       If the default image attributes for Paint are set too large. This setting is dependent upon memory and disk space.

3.       You convert a tagged image file format (.tif) file to a bitmap file using Kodak Imaging included with Windows 98 or Windows Me, and you try to open the bitmap using Paint included with Windows.

Solution

1.    Open an existing bitmap.

2.    On the Image menu item, click Attributes.

3.    Click Default and then click OK.

4.    On the File menu, click Save As, and save the bitmap under a new name.

5.    Exit and restart Paint.