Sadly, I find most Microsoft offerings to be the Chevy and Ford class of products. Microsoft Office being a notable exception, but for photo work, I prefer Jasc products from http://www.jasc.com
Demos are available for you to try out.
Bob
I was wondering is it a very good program?
http://www.microsoft.com/products/imaging/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=003

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