I see, thanks for the explanation.  I've been using IrfanView to do most 
of those things and it's pretty much like an extension of the operating 
system for me.  I, too, do a bit of photography and use it as a super 
multifunction tool.

Apptech wrote:
>> Apptech wrote:
>>> Its basic
>>> support for photo files is slightly better than for XP 
>>> and
>>> that's not unwelcome.
> 
>> What do you mean by "support for photo files"?  What does 
>> Vista do
>> differently with those versus any other files?
> 
> As I said " ... basic ...".
> Nothing very flash.
> Just *slightly* more useful.
> When viewing a folder in thumbnail mode the thumbnails can 
> be resized continuously variably. A little thing but nice. 
> Also, you can jump between viewing modes (thumbnail/detail/ 
> ...) slightly more easily, which is a little useful if in a 
> hurry and wanting to sort files or look at details etc. And 
> no doubt a few other little thing that grow on you. Not 
> enough to make up for the other problems, but useful if you 
> happen to have Vista installed.
> 
> 
>         Russell
> 
> 

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