Originally Posted by
cambrensis
Going back to Maelbrigda's original request; I haven't tried Windows 8 yet, but the program I always use for viewing, converting formats, slideshows, etc in Windows is "Irfanview". (Just use the name plus dotcomm to get hold of latest edition of this freeware). I've used it for years and never ever use the Ms software. It has a low overhead and does very quickly everything that most users need, including cropping and colour shifting when necessary. I have more complex software for other purposes but this is a good, simple day to day program. Hope that helps; have checked and it will work with 8.
Cambrensis