Why, when I save a .BMP as Black & White, it is 256 color?

AAARRRGGHhh!!!!!
I HATE the MS Paint in Win 7!!!
I want to save a .BMP with just TWO colors - Black & White - for use in another program where I import a .BMP.
However I can't import since I get an error that the .BMP is more than 256 colors....EVEN AFTER I SAVED AS BLACK & WHITE!!
IF IT AIN'T BROKE, DON'T FIX IT!!!!

Hi,
This is just a warning to in case you do some mishandling.
You can save the original picture in the desktop, then launch paint program. Click ->Open to import the picture.
Then save as "Monochrome Bitmap(*.bmp;*.dib)" tape, you will get the black&white picture.
Karen Hu
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