> -----Original Message-----
> From: schafferde [mailto:schafferde@discussions.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.
>

What are the 4 programs and what are the feaures ?

Have you tried Paint.NET (free).