Seems you have two different problems:
1. It takes forever to download a photo.
2. The photo is too big for the screen.
For #1 tell more about downloading. What exactly do you mean with that? What program do you use to download? What's your Internet connection (dial-up, ADSL, cable)? How big is the photo (in kB or MB)?
For #2 tell what program you use to view the photo.
Kees
I can only view 1/4 of the photos on my screen and it takes forever to download them. How can I resize them before opening them? Running XP service pack 3, IE8, Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus, on a ?Gateway Media Center?. I don't know where the model number is.

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