SkyDrive and Picasa
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SkyDrive and Picasa
I've posed a similar question previously, and thanks for suggestions to use a different e-mail "client" or photo-editing programme, but I'm not really prepared to start all over again with new problems just at the moment, I've been perfectly happy with what I have used for the last 12 years - as it was.
e.g. I download my photographs to "Pictures" then send them to "Picasa" to edit, and when finished select the e-mail option.
I then get the option to use my e-mail client, or G-Mail ( Picasa being a Google thing )
I select my e-mail programme, Windows Live Mail, and a New Message window opens with the selected photos standing by, and all I had to do was add the recipient address and any message.
The recipient then got the photographs embedded in the e-mail without having to select a file, or download, or do anything. The photographs were all there,open, ready to see. QED
But not now.
Since moving to Windows H'eight SkyDrive has hi-jacked my Picasa programme, and apparently sends my selection to Never Never land as an "album" which apparently could be made availabe to all and sundry for the next 3 months, and when I look at my New Message I'm "invited" to name this album that I didn't ask for, or want, and the recipient now has to either "Download" or "View Slide Show".
I know that when I get these sort of e-mails, unless it is something I am especially interested in, and know about, I can't be bothered downloading or viewing a slide show, so often don't bother, whereas if the photographs were embedded in the e-mail as previously, the sended would know that I at least saw them.
How do I murder SkyDrive, and restore the Picasa set-up of old ?
Maybe I could close my Hotmail account, but this seemed a necessary evil of installing Windows 8.1, and would it even kill SkyDrive ?
It's enought to drive one to Apple !
e.g. I download my photographs to "Pictures" then send them to "Picasa" to edit, and when finished select the e-mail option.
I then get the option to use my e-mail client, or G-Mail ( Picasa being a Google thing )
I select my e-mail programme, Windows Live Mail, and a New Message window opens with the selected photos standing by, and all I had to do was add the recipient address and any message.
The recipient then got the photographs embedded in the e-mail without having to select a file, or download, or do anything. The photographs were all there,open, ready to see. QED
But not now.
Since moving to Windows H'eight SkyDrive has hi-jacked my Picasa programme, and apparently sends my selection to Never Never land as an "album" which apparently could be made availabe to all and sundry for the next 3 months, and when I look at my New Message I'm "invited" to name this album that I didn't ask for, or want, and the recipient now has to either "Download" or "View Slide Show".
I know that when I get these sort of e-mails, unless it is something I am especially interested in, and know about, I can't be bothered downloading or viewing a slide show, so often don't bother, whereas if the photographs were embedded in the e-mail as previously, the sended would know that I at least saw them.
How do I murder SkyDrive, and restore the Picasa set-up of old ?
Maybe I could close my Hotmail account, but this seemed a necessary evil of installing Windows 8.1, and would it even kill SkyDrive ?
It's enought to drive one to Apple !
Last edited by ExSp33db1rd; 26th Dec 2013 at 22:38.
I too found this problem on my parent's computer using live mail and gave up and went to another mail client.
However a google search found this workaround which appears to make sense but I have not verified it as I won't let live mail near my computer!
Howto
If it works please report back and next time I am fixing (and there's always a next time) my folks computer I will show them how.
I have also found this useful on my computer.
Image Resizer for Windows
It allows me to easily shrink my 5meg+ photos to a respectable size for emailing. You just have to delete the smaller photo after you send it or save them all to a temp folder and clean it out regularly.
However a google search found this workaround which appears to make sense but I have not verified it as I won't let live mail near my computer!
Howto
If it works please report back and next time I am fixing (and there's always a next time) my folks computer I will show them how.
I have also found this useful on my computer.
Image Resizer for Windows
It allows me to easily shrink my 5meg+ photos to a respectable size for emailing. You just have to delete the smaller photo after you send it or save them all to a temp folder and clean it out regularly.
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Agent86
Thanks, I'll play around later.
I didn't choose Live Mail, it just tagged along with Windows H'eight ! There was nothing wrong with Outlook Express !
Thanks, I'll play around later.
I didn't choose Live Mail, it just tagged along with Windows H'eight ! There was nothing wrong with Outlook Express !
