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Tool in XP to reduce size of digital pictures?

Old Jan 25, 2007, 3:36 pm
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Tool in XP to reduce size of digital pictures?

My digital pictures are about 1.5mb-2mb which is fine for what I use the pictures for but occasionally I'd like to send several pictures as email attachments with smaller footprint...is there a tool in XP Pro that can do this...I suspect there are tons of freeware out there but prefer to start with a built-in if there is one.
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 3:40 pm
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http://download.microsoft.com/downlo...ertoySetup.exe

part of

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/d...powertoys.mspx
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 5:48 pm
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It appears that just downloading the image resizer is not enough...that I need to download the entire PT pack..is that correct?
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 5:55 pm
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It appears that just downloading the image resizer is not enough...that I need to download the entire PT pack..is that correct?

Shouldn't be. When I click on the imageresizer.exe powertoy in the right hand column I can download it on its own.
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:21 pm
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Yup, the installer downloads and runs without errors but:
* Start > All Programs > Powertoys for Windows XP only shows a readme file
* In the directory where I told the installer the put it is a .dll and a readme.htm

So I'm confused about the 'right hand column'...??
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:24 pm
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Originally Posted by CVO 1K 2 Million
Yup, the installer downloads and runs without errors but:
* Start > All Programs > Powertoys for Windows XP only shows a readme file
* In the directory where I told the installer the put it is a .dll and a readme.htm

So I'm confused about the 'right hand column'...??
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:28 pm
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You can also use GIMP

www.gimp.org its a freeware..
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:31 pm
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You can also use GIMP

www.gimp.org its a freeware..
I've yet to find anything as quick as the powertoy. Right click, resize > done.
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:32 pm
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Originally Posted by ScottC
Rightclick on a photo
Thanks to FT for random knowledge!

For far too long I have been copying pictures into a ppt re-sizing and then right clicking "save as"

One would think a software program entitled "microsoft photo editor" would have a re-size function, but.......
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:34 pm
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Note too that the Power Tools Resizer also leaves the originally-sized file alone, so that now you have both the original and the resized ones.
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:42 pm
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Originally Posted by ScottC
I've yet to find anything as quick as the powertoy. Right click, resize > done.
Yeap, gimp is not fast by any standard, but its a free replacement
for photoshop if you want to do more things with your picture.
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A lot of people use irfanview for stuff like this.

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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:50 pm
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Good suggestion. I find between the Power Toys Resizer and irfanview I can do 95% of the stuff I need to ordinarily do with images.
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Old Jan 25, 2007, 6:51 pm
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Originally Posted by ScottC
Rightclick on a photo
Duuuh....
Got it!

Tks
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Hi,
I have just downloaded the xp powertoys and it works great.

thankyou, Ray
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