I use Windows Explorer (FileManager) as my desktop interface and PhotoAlbum.
None of the
aftermarket (3rd party) software "Album" programs is as good or as powerful or as fast as the FileManager (Windows Explorer).
It is easy and fast to scroll through the thumbnails, and then just drag the shot you want into whatever software you are using to edit pic. Until now, XP couldn't show RAW thumbnails.
All 3rd Party Software (Corel, Adobe, everything else) will try to Shanghai this file association on install. If you don't want to load Adobe or Corel everytime you want to view an image, keep your "file association" set to "Windows Image and Fax Viewer" (you can change it back in Windows Explorer if its already too late).. It can do a very fast screensize view of the thumbnail simply by double clicking on the thumbnail of interest. The "Windows Image and Fax Viewer" can do a very fast slideshow of a whole directory of photos, and offer the option to
delete each one.
I use it to sort through my pics after I download them to a "DUMP" directory.
Most of my shots get immediately deleted.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D48E808E-B10D-4CE4-A141-5866FD4A3286&displaylang=enThere is also a "RESIZE" powertoy offered that works with a
"right click" inside Windows Explorer (FileManager). It will do
batch resizing.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/downloads/powertoys/xppowertoys.mspxThere are some other cool utilities on the same page.
Thought you might like to know.
NOTE: I haven't used the RAW viewer since I don't yet have my camera that will take RAW images,
but I'm getting ready!