Microsoft - early Image Editing Programme

[mgr 179]

'Afternoon all,

 

I have lost an old Microsoft programme - probably with the latest update. Microsoft used to have a very simple editing programme which was an integrated part of XP and disappeared with later versions. A few years ago I asked forum members if they knew where I could download the programme and somebody actually sent me the URL and I was able to install it. I hope there is someone around who remembers the programme and can tell me where it is to be had. It may even be in the Microsoft online shop but I have no access to that for reasons best known to Microsoft.

I have "Paint", without ever asking for it, so it is probably Microsoft's latest offering. Of course, I could use it but I would much prefer the older version because it has the few functions I need and takes up very little space.

Fingers crossed that someone still has the information and can pass it on.

 

Cheers und eine schöne Restwoche Euch....

 

[skinnypuppy 87]

Try this:

https://www.groovypost.com/howto/replace-photo-viewer-windows-10-after-clean-install/

[keith2011 2,500]

2 hours ago, mgr said:

I have "Paint", without ever asking for it, so it is probably Microsoft's latest offering. Of course, I could use it but I would much prefer the older version because it has the few functions I need and takes up very little space.

 

I am still using Photo Gallery+ with Windows 11 as detailed available via the Windows Essential Suite per the last post, works great (to my mind it still generates the best photo collages of any free app). Not sure if the suite contains what you are after as I don't think it goes back to XL days but take a look.

[mgr 179]

Many thanks for the above tips, I will certainly give them a try because "Paint" is, in my opinion, just a terrible pain and pretty useless.

Sunny greeting from Berlin

 

[vivanco 172]

13 hours ago, mgr said:

 

I have lost an old Microsoft programme - probably with the latest update. 

Just curious, what's the app called? Does it has a name? 

[Krieg 14,783]

I guess it is "Photo Editor", unfortunately it does not exist for Windows 10/11 anymore AFAIK.   You will find different "Photo Editor" programs in the Microsoft Store but they are not the one, they are just (mostly bad) third party apps trying to milk from the name of the good old one.   Photo Viewer and Photo Gallery are not the same.  But I guess you will have to choose one.

[LeonG 14,708]

4 hours ago, mgr said:

Many thanks for the above tips, I will certainly give them a try because "Paint" is, in my opinion, just a terrible pain and pretty useless.

Sunny greeting from Berlin

 

What is it that you want to do with your photos?  I use Paint a lot for minor things but "Photos" in Win 11 also has some editing options.

[Alexnf 2,263]

For simple Photoviewing, corrections etc even in batch, nothing beats IrfanView : https://www.irfanview.com/ which is free

[HEM 10,982]

1 hour ago, Alexnf said:

For simple Photoviewing, corrections etc even in batch, nothing beats IrfanView : https://www.irfanview.com/ which is free

 

Agree - I have used Irfanview since some years...

[mgr 179]

Thanks girls and boys,

 

Thanks for the suggestions, I'll give them all a try.

 

I am not a photography/photo buff myself, so  I just need a very, very simple editing programme. What I have started to do is to copy the image into Word and use its graphic format function - but that's doppelt gemoppelt. It was so much easier to call up Photo Editor with the context menu and work from there.

 

Of course, I downloaded Photo Editor and saved it at the time. I was just so unclever and upgraded to Windows 10 myself!! The upshot was that I lost a lot of data - irreplaceable data at that - and that's probably how I lost Photo Editor.

 

Yes, it's a tough old life! Anyway, thanks again for the input.

Enjoy the sun while it's around!

[vivanco 172]

On 21/06/2022, 17:22:27, mgr said:

 

Fingers crossed that someone still has the information and can pass it on.

Check the second post on page 8.

https://www.sevenforums.com/music-pictures-video/99267-ms-photo-editor-8.html?s=9f9bc33e41172f217cbd3a9747541271

 

Perhaps it still works 

[mgr 179]

Hi Vivanco,

That's the one I was talking about. I have downloaded and installed it - and it works! Great! Thank you so much.

Thanks to you and everyone else for your input. I shall now do a bit of photo editing!

Cheers....