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Name: Faris_B
Date: July 14, 2006 at 12:02:33 Pacific
OS: Windows 98SE
CPU/Ram: Intel Pentium II (300 Mhz
Product: Gateway 2000 E-3110
Comment:

Ok, I am NOT referring to the image preview on the left pane of the screen in the "enhaned explorer" view or the thumbnail view option but the actual program used like in Win ME and Win 2000.

Win 98 requires many different programs to open different images like BMP JPG GIF and such and I noticed that the Image preview program of Windows ME opens all of them, is there a way to add it on to Windows 98?
I found a few DLL's that have to do with Image preview but before I risk corrupting my 98 system, does anyone have any suggestions on doing this? A list of all required DLL's and such or another simmilar freeware program that does this?

Also, again to be clear, I mean this image preview program:
http://img260.imageshack.us/img260/5887/imagepreview4ux.png

The one selected on that image.

Thanks,
Faris,



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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: July 14, 2006 at 12:29:59 Pacific
Reply:

"is there a way to add it on to Windows 98"

Sure, just upgrade to WinME.

Or how about a 3rd party app like Irfanview or XnView?

http://www.irfanview.com/

http://www.xnview.com/


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Response Number 2
Name: Faris_B
Date: July 14, 2006 at 12:44:23 Pacific
Reply:

Ok, before I try these programs. Are they freeware? Or a pay program you get 20 days with or something like that?

Faris,


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Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: July 14, 2006 at 12:58:46 Pacific
Reply:

both are freeware....


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Response Number 4
Name: Derek
Date: July 14, 2006 at 13:52:05 Pacific
Reply:

If you get IrfanView you will never look back. It is first class. There are plug-ins available to make it do just about whatever you like.

DerekW


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Response Number 5
Name: T-R-A
Date: July 14, 2006 at 14:25:09 Pacific
Reply:

>>>If you get IrfanView you will never look back<<<

Agreed. If there ever was a "gotta-die-for" app., then it'd come closer than anything I can think of...


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Response Number 6
Name: OtheHill
Date: July 14, 2006 at 14:50:56 Pacific
Reply:

here is a link to download Infranview.
http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2192-10021962.html


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Response Number 7
Name: gdivens51
Date: July 15, 2006 at 14:00:26 Pacific
Reply:

Agreed, Irfanview is a must have ! I like the slideshow & use this fine program for resizing big pics often. I have many image manipulating programs but use irfanview most. Highly recommended.

XnView

http://perso.orange.fr/pierre.g/xnview/enhome.html


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Response Number 8
Name: Faris_B
Date: July 15, 2006 at 15:47:50 Pacific
Reply:

Thanks for all the other links. I haven't tried it yet but I'll do it either tonight or tomorrow and will let you know how it works.
Faris,


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Response Number 9
Name: VIRTUA
Date: July 16, 2006 at 05:38:51 Pacific
Reply:

Hold down your shift key. Right click a image file. Left click open with. Scroll down the list and click on kodakprv next tick allways use this progam to open this type of file. then click OK. Now thoses types of files will allways open in Kodak Preview. As Kodak Imaging is allready a Part of 98SE makes sense to use it dont you think.


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Response Number 10
Name: VIRTUA
Date: July 16, 2006 at 05:41:29 Pacific
Reply:

Sorry left click the image file first then do the above.


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Response Number 11
Name: Derek
Date: July 16, 2006 at 09:49:20 Pacific
Reply:

Sure thing Virtua, but have you tried IrfanView yourself? It knocks socks of anything else I've tried including all MS inbuilt stuff.

Does the lot, movies (all types, with sound), stills, slideshows, sizing etc. I've even resaved dodgy files with it and it has put them right. All that and more from a very small program.

DerekW


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