Viewing Photos in 98

I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How
does that work in 98? Thanks!

What type of image file is involved? - GIF, JPG, etc.

It shouldn't be using the fax viewer to view images.

See here on how to associate file types with applications:
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Software.htm#fa

You don't have to worry about how you friend will view the
files because the viewer that the computer has as its
default viewer for the type of image file will be used on
that computer.

This is an excellent free viewer that you can doanload and
install: http://www.irfanview.com/

Eric,
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
http://www.sharedbirthday.co.uk/




-----Original Message-----
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How
does that work in 98? Thanks!
.

Windows XP has a built in app called Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. =
Nice little app. This is what Connie is referring to.

--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x
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"Eric" wrote in message =
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What type of image file is involved? - GIF, JPG, etc.
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It shouldn't be using the fax viewer to view images.
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See here on how to associate file types with applications:
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/Software.htm#fa
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You don't have to worry about how you friend will view the=20
files because the viewer that the computer has as its=20
default viewer for the type of image file will be used on=20
that computer.
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This is an excellent free viewer that you can doanload and=20
install: http://www.irfanview.com/
=20
Eric,
http://www.pcbuyerbeware.co.uk/
http://www.sharedbirthday.co.uk/
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-----Original Message-----
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a=20
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk=20
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How=20
does that work in 98? Thanks!
.

I would imagine that the photos you are sending are in JPG format. When =
your friend puts in the CD, s/he will need to use Windows Explorer to =
open the CD, then whatever application she or he has associated with the =
JPG filetype will open the image when s/he double-clicks it.

There are several applications out there, some free, that will let you =
put together an entire album, record it to the CD, and even let you =
include the application used to run the album. Adobe just released a new =
one that's free.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photos...m/starter.html

But of course, as Eric suggested, when it comes to a good application =
that will handle almost any image format, you can't beat IrfanView. It's =
just sometimes a bit too professionally oriented for casual users to get =
used to.=20

--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x
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"Connie" wrote in message =
...
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a=20
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk=20
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How=20
does that work in 98? Thanks!

Hi,

Windows 98 has a default viewer used for opening and
viewing images and this viewer is called 'Kodak Imaging
for Windows'. Your friend will open Windows Explorer,
click onto D drive and click a file. Usually, the default
viewer will open the image. The viewer has zoom in and
out control and it's a bit like Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer. If your friend's computer isn't set up to open
images using the default viewer, then a dialogue box will
come up saying 'What application would you like to
associate this program to?'

-----Original Message-----
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How
does that work in 98? Thanks!
.

"Connie" wrote:

I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How
does that work in 98? Thanks!

Go to www.irfanview.com and download Irfanview. It's a free,
*extremely* well written image viewer. It can handle every format
you're ever likely to come across.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)

It may be well written, and very powerful, too--but that doesn't mean =
it's particularly user-friendly. Not for the average Windows home user, =
s.

--=20
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x
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"Tim Slattery" wrote in message =
...
"Connie" wrote:
=20
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a=20
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk=20
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How=20
does that work in 98? Thanks!
=20
Go to www.irfanview.com and download Irfanview. It's a free,
*extremely* well written image viewer. It can handle every format
you're ever likely to come across.
=20
--=20
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(DTS)

Thank you so much!

-----Original Message-----
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How
does that work in 98? Thanks!
.

Thanks for the info!

-----Original Message-----
Hi,

Windows 98 has a default viewer used for opening and
viewing images and this viewer is called 'Kodak Imaging
for Windows'. Your friend will open Windows Explorer,
click onto D drive and click a file. Usually, the
default
viewer will open the image. The viewer has zoom in and
out control and it's a bit like Windows Picture and Fax
Viewer. If your friend's computer isn't set up to open
images using the default viewer, then a dialogue box
will
come up saying 'What application would you like to
associate this program to?'

-----Original Message-----
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer.
How
does that work in 98? Thanks!
.

.

Gary, Adobe PhotoShop Album Starter, System requirements, I don't see Windows 98
or 98SE included as supported systems.

Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor

Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, or Windows XP

128MB of RAM (256MB recommended)

250MB of available hard-disk space

Adobe® Reader® 6.0 and Microsoft DirectX 9.0 software (included on application CD
and installed if not already present; up to an additional 175MB of hard-disk space
may be required)

Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 (with Service Pack 2), 5.5, or 6.0 (updated with
applicable service packs)

Color monitor capable of displaying thousands of colors at a resolution of 800x600

CD-ROM drive

For handhelds: Requires Palm OS® 4.0, 4.1, or 5.0 and Palm Desktop 4.0 or 4.01

*****
I am also a little surprised at your statement about IrfanView: "It's just sometimes
a bit too professionally oriented for casual users to get used to."

I don't see it as at all professionally oriented, and find it one of the simplest
and most user-friendly image viewers I have used. What am I missing, d00d? g
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm


"Gary S. Terhune" wrote in message
...
I would imagine that the photos you are sending are in JPG format. When your friend
puts in the CD, s/he will need to use Windows Explorer to open the CD, then whatever
application she or he has associated with the JPG filetype will open the image when
s/he double-clicks it.

There are several applications out there, some free, that will let you put together
an entire album, record it to the CD, and even let you include the application used
to run the album. Adobe just released a new one that's free.
http://www.adobe.com/products/photos...m/starter.html

But of course, as Eric suggested, when it comes to a good application that will
handle almost any image format, you can't beat IrfanView. It's just sometimes a bit
too professionally oriented for casual users to get used to.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP for Win9x

"Connie" wrote in message
...
I'm using Windows XP and sending a CD of Pictures to a
friend who had Windows 98. In XP, inserting the disk
brings up the option of viewing with the Fax Viewer. How
does that work in 98? Thanks!