Old Versions of Paint Shop Pro

I used Paint Shop Pro 8 and 9 for many, many years and was extremely happy with it, with no problems. I now have Windows 11 and I could not install my old PSP because older PSP versions are not supported/compatible with Windows 11. I had to resort to purchasing the newer version of Paint Shop Pro and I hate it. It has none of the brushes, tubes, etc., and, before you can do anything, it wants you to purchase just about everything that the old versions already had--free! It's lacking in so much of what I was used to. It takes hours, and sometimes days, to complete just one single task whereas the older versions took one hour, at the most. I tried looking (constantly) for a way to somehow download older versions (especially 8 or 9) in my Windows 11. If anyone has a "go-around" solution, I would be most grateful. I have tried googling an answer, but they were all duds.

Hello @desesor and welcome to ElevenForum.


We've got you covered. These all work on Windows 10 and 11...





Personally, I like PSP 7.04 Anniversary Edition the best. As you can see, it works on Windows 11.











They ALL work.

That's wonderful news, but I can't seem to find a way to download it.

Can you not transfer the old brushes or are these classed as too old by the new program?
Have you tried compatibility mode or even installing using same?