Microsoft Image Resizer PowerToy for Vista and Windows 7
Dec 11th, 2008 by Joey
Way back in 2001-2002, Microsoft released a set of free utilities for XP called PowerToys. Theses were small, very useful programs. One of the best tools in the set was the Image Resizer. Once installed, you could right-click on any photo, click on Resize Image, then select one of the preset sizes or create a custom size. You could resize a single image or in batch within two quick clicks. Additionally, the utility would create copies of your images and not touch your originals. This was the perfect solution for posting photos to the web, sending emails, or any other time you didn’t need the full sized image out of the camera.
When Vista was released, this functionality was not included in the box, and Microsoft didn’t produce new PowerToys. Now, there is an open source clone of the Image Resizer PowerToy that works on Vista and Windows 7. It is identical in nearly every way. If you run Vista or Win7 and need a simple way to resize images check it out. It doesn’t get easier or simpler than this:
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I found a free online image resizer called QuickResizer Image Resizer. If you are away from your PC and don’t want to download any software, you can just use this online version for free. It’s quick and it’s easy to use.
You can also download their full version of QuickResizer image resizer if you want to resize multiple files in a folder with just a click of the mouse. It behaves like the image resizer in XP PowerToys, where you just just right-click on an image and resize it from Window Explorer.
I have also downloaded the same and the image resizer is really powerful!Love the easy-to-resize tool so much!
DUDE…YOU ROCK! Been looking everywhere for this to replace my old XP version for this new i7system…THANKS!!!
All- I think the comment from John McFee is an ad for his company. The program looks legit but it is more complicated than the free one Joey posted here. Joey where are you you haven’t posted in forever?
I’m back. I have been really busy with work, family, and facebook.
I have posted several items in the last couple of weeks. Hope you enjoy.
Thank you for the post on the clone resizer. I went from XP to 7 about a month ago and though I like it there have been a LOT of frustrations for me – this being one of them. I just downloaded it and used it and YES, it’s JUST like the one before! Thanks again!
Magic! Just changed to Windows 7 and found your link. Many thanks for posting – it’s one very small and brilliant piece of kit.
You guys rock, thank you!!!
http://www.codeplex.com/PhotoToysClone
thank you, a tool to help me every time.