[THIN] Re: Microsoft Photo Editor

By the way how about just having people use the free Online Photoshop Express?
Then you don't have to install anything.

https://www.photoshop.com/express/landing.html

Jim Kenzig
Blog: http://www.techblink.com

On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 7:46 AM, Adam Thompson <adwulf@gmail.com> wrote:

2008/12/16 Hamilton, Ronnie <ronnie.hamilton@ltai.ie>:

> Hi,
>
> Sorry for the OT but would anyone know if there are any licensing
> implications if I were to install and use the MS photo editor found in the
> Office XP suite and not install anything else just the photo editor. Would I
> need a license for the office XP suite or is photo editor ok to use. It
> seems to be discontinued from Microsoft and I cant find any license
> information on it. Its just all the users have been using it on Citrix and
> now they have got Vista Pc's but do not have the Office XP suite on these
> machines and its easier to use than photo gallery. Most of the users have
> very limited PC skills and the Vista machines are totally locked down to 2
> applications.
>

I'm not sure what the license details are for Photo Editor, but I have
heard of some people having product activation problems with Photo
Editor (although Photo Editor does not have an activation menu
itself).  I suspect that you would need a license for Office, even if
you only want Photo Editor.  MS Discontinued their bundling of Kodak
Imaging after Windows 2000 - you can still get it on XP/Vista, but you
need a license: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308979
This article: http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/HP011454871033.aspx
- suggests that if you *upgraded* from Office XP, you can still
install Photo Editor.
Best thing would be to speak with MS and ask them about a license
solely for Photo Editor.

If that isn't workable, perhaps you could check out Paint.NET, which
is available at the tempting price of FREE:

http://www.getpaint.net/

--
AdamT
"At times one remains faithful to a cause only because its opponents
do not cease to be insipid." - Nietzsche
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