I was forced to buy a computer with Windows 8 recently and I just found out that in their infinite stupidity, they removed the ability of the default photo viewer to play animated GIFs. It worked perfectly in XP, but it doesn't in 8.
For this reason, I'm looking for a replacement. A program that loads quickly, lets me zoom, scroll and cycle back and forth between images in an intuitive manner and supports all the standard formats.
Looking for Windows Photo Viewer total replacement
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Re: Looking for Windows Photo Viewer total replacement
IrfanView. I've used it for nearly 15 years, and it does everything you specified and much more.
どうして？お前が夜に自身お触れるから。
Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil,
but a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow
was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now, the fool
seeks to return to the past, and undo the future that is Aku...
-Aku, Master of Masters, Deliverer of Darkness, Shogun of Sorrow
Long ago in a distant land, I, Aku, the shape-shifting Master of Darkness, unleashed an unspeakable evil,
but a foolish samurai warrior wielding a magic sword stepped forth to oppose me. Before the final blow
was struck, I tore open a portal in time and flung him into the future, where my evil is law! Now, the fool
seeks to return to the past, and undo the future that is Aku...
-Aku, Master of Masters, Deliverer of Darkness, Shogun of Sorrow
Re: Looking for Windows Photo Viewer total replacement
Thanks for the recommendation. I've downloaded it and tried it out, and it seems to be what I was hoping for.