I have been having problems with ms paint I used it alot in desiging websites since it is free compared to the price of photoshop, I had windows 98 and when I would change the color of text it would fill in all the text, now that I have windows xp with a flat panel MONITOR, the text does not completely fill with my choice of color and looks pixalated, any help would be greatly appreicated, I have searched endlessly and I am getting frustrated.
I can't really help with ms paint. I wonder if you've ever tried GIMP? I've never really used it, but it may be a workable alternative for you. Older versions of GIMP will work on Win98, but they are not supported.

I wonder if you can get a version of Linux working on your computer? Then you might be able to use the later versions of GIMP.You might try Paint.NET.Another option is an on line software called Aviary It provides, I'm given to understand, many of the features and abilities of Photoshop.Smooth Draw NX is a program that is simple and easy to use like MS Paint. It can be found on download.com.You might want to considering getting photoshop essentials. It aint free, but its a LOT cheeper than the full Photoshop. It probally has most of what you need too.well idk how any of this "free" stuff is helping him with his problem.
so are you TRYING to change color with the paint bucket? because that doesn't seem right that its getting pixalated if your changing the text color in the text promptI admire the original poster for doing his work with mspaint. The alternative suggestions, while not DIRECTLY solving his problems, were to make him aware of some things he might want to try, instead.Paint can't make colors LOOK smooth with multiple colors. We really can't do anything about the paint bucket trouble. When you tell Paint to fill a color, it will only fill that one color, and will not touch any of the shading colors. That is why it looks so pixelated. There is no fix, unless he wants to go in with the pencil and eyeball the entire thing. That's why we are suggesting new programs. Another possibility is that their colour depth has been reduced, and what they describe as "pixellated" is really dithering from using a colour not available on the CURRENTLY realized system palette.Nice catch, BC!

I'd druther you didn't dither, but you just had to, didn't you?