photo editor

Hi
I have successfully used Microsoft Photo editor for some time and been very happy with it. I now have 2 problems: My new work computer has XP but no photo editor.
My own computer has suddenly developed a problem - when I crop photos, I lose resolution to the extent that photos look like Warhol art! A photo that starts off at 1mb becomes about 50 kb. Please help as i have already wrecked a couple of photos.
Thanks,
M

I would say your second problem is somewhere in the resolution settings. I dont have Photo Editor but according to Ms

Changing the Resolution of an Image
1. On the File menu, click Properties.
2. In the Resolution box, type the value you want.
3. Click OK.

Microsoft Photo Editor has been discontinued as a Microsoft Office component as of Microsoft Office 2003.

It has been replaced by Microsoft Office Picture Manager. While Picture Manager is primarily a file management tool, and not an editing tool, it does have some image correction and editing features.

For a broad range of editing options when working with pictures, the best approach is to work with a photo editing program, such as Microsoft Digital Image Pro.

Or, if you upgraded from Office XP, you can re-install Photo Editor from your Microsoft Office XP CD-ROM.

Re-install Photo Editor from your Microsoft Office XP CD-ROM

Insert the Microsoft Office XP CD-ROM into your computer's CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.
If the Office XP Setup program does not start automatically, follow these steps:

Click Start, and then click Run.
In the Open box, type drive:\Setup.exe, where drive is the letter of your CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive.

Start to step through the setup process, and then select Customize for the type of setup to perform.
When you reach the Selecting Features step, set each node of the setup tree to Not Available.
Under Features to install, expand Office Tools.
Click Microsoft Photo Editor, and then click Run from My Computer.
Click Install Now.
Click OK when Office XP Setup has completed successfully.

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