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Old 03-07-2008   #1 (permalink)
Paddy
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Windows Picture & Fax Viewer gone!!!

In XP, with an animated gif, one can right-click | Preview and the gif
displays and animates.

In Vista, the "new" Windows Photo Gallery just shows the static gif
non-animating (and also demonstrates other head-shakingly idiotic nonsense).

How does one get rid of that Windows Photo Gallery crap and put Picture &
Fax viewer on Vista?????

Thanks

Paddy



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Old 03-07-2008   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Windows Picture & Fax Viewer gone!!!

"Paddy" <paddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> In XP, with an animated gif, one can right-click | Preview and the gif
> displays and animates.
>
> In Vista, the "new" Windows Photo Gallery just shows the static gif
> non-animating (and also demonstrates other head-shakingly idiotic
> nonsense).
>
> How does one get rid of that Windows Photo Gallery crap and put Picture &
> Fax viewer on Vista?????

I really doubt you can, as it was never a standalone program. If you really
want to see animated gifs, you can always drag them onto IE, or even
associate IE with .gif files.

ss.


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Old 03-07-2008   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Windows Picture & Fax Viewer gone!!!

MS has decided that animated GIFs are antiquated.

Download IrfanView and use it to display your GIFs.
http://www.irfanview.com/


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"Paddy" <paddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:#u$EteFgIHA.5164@xxxxxx
Quote:

> In XP, with an animated gif, one can right-click | Preview and the gif
> displays and animates.
>
> In Vista, the "new" Windows Photo Gallery just shows the static gif
> non-animating (and also demonstrates other head-shakingly idiotic
> nonsense).
>
> How does one get rid of that Windows Photo Gallery crap and put Picture &
> Fax viewer on Vista?????
>
> Thanks
>
> Paddy
>
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Old 03-07-2008   #4 (permalink)
Paddy
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Re: Windows Picture & Fax Viewer gone!!!

Thanks Dave. I have IrfanView, but I like the fast-opening-display by
Preview with Picture & Fax Viewer. I make animated gifs for training
presentations, and like a quick check.

In Redmond, they don't listen to our screams.

Paddy

Dave wrote:
Quote:

> MS has decided that animated GIFs are antiquated.
>
> Download IrfanView and use it to display your GIFs.
> http://www.irfanview.com/
>
>
>
> "Paddy" <paddy@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:#u$EteFgIHA.5164@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> In XP, with an animated gif, one can right-click | Preview and the
>> gif displays and animates.
>>
>> In Vista, the "new" Windows Photo Gallery just shows the static gif
>> non-animating (and also demonstrates other head-shakingly idiotic
>> nonsense).
>>
>> How does one get rid of that Windows Photo Gallery crap and put
>> Picture & Fax viewer on Vista?????
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Paddy

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