"schafferde" <schafferde@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:77BB75F9-1E9A-4447-A8AB-39B0CD6631AF@microsoft.com...
>I don't suppose this will be allowed to stay on here, but I have to vent.
>I
> got Vista with my new Dell computer, and so far, I have had to replace 4
> programs that don't run on vista, and for which the companies "don't plan
> any
> upgrades in the near future". This has cost me a lot of money that I
> don't
> have. The computer was a large expense for me, and now it is getting
> rediculous. I am now looking unsuccessfully for a simple photo editing
> software program that will run that has the features my old program had,
> and
> I am very frustrated. Knowing what I know now, I would have never had
> Vista,
> and would have paid extra to have XP put on my new computer. Thank you
> for
> letting me vent.


Rule #1: Do not move to a new version of Windows without applying basic due
diligence. Scratch that... do not move to -any- new OS without applying
basic due diligence. (I.e., will my apps run on the new OS? Will my hardware
work with the new OS?) Knowing what you know now is not the same as knowing
what you should know -prior- to making such a move. Sorry if that comes off
harsh... that's not my intent... one must do -some- investigation before
jumping from the frying pan into the fire.

It would be most helpful if you disclosed your "old" photo editing program
and those features which you desire in a "new" photo editing program. We use
Picasa here... it's free and it's pretty good. Whether Picasa will work for
you cannot be determined unless you disclose your needs in a photo editing
program.

Lang