Microsoft..I'm disappointed in you! So they made this awesome OS and decide to exclude the ability to animate gifs files in windows? what the fak????? gifs files have been around since windows 95, why do you decide to do this now MS?
I have Windows 7 on all 3 of my computers, and I hadn't noticed that yet. But, it does appear to be the case. http://www.sevenforums.com/music-pictures-video/20612-picture-viewer.html
Ya, I'm still running the RC7.... Also, I have a copy of Ultimate on my desk that I'll install if my I7 build parts make it here tomorrow.... Ya, I just checked again, it was loading it with IE. And with the picture viewer it isn't animated. never noticed, weird.
yeah it's not hard but you're missing the point. why do we need to download a program for it now when it was available since windows 95?
That's what bothered me since day 1 I started to use Windows 7 Ultimate. The Windows Photo Viewer won't animate gif files as you stated, I was wondering that if any of updates that could mend this problem? It's Windows 7 man, that's gotta be a glitch in the system.
Don't really understand what the problem is. You can easily open it with Firefox, Chrome, or IE. Just set the GIF file to one of the default browser. Picasa doesn't play GIF file either. My ACDsee will play the GIF file. I think they did it on purpose since it's a photos viewer and not an animated viewer. That way if some people who use photos for their presentation doesn't run across some crazy ass GIF file that start morphing into something that's embarrassing.
It's not a glitch - it's a photo viewer (photo pics are usually not animated)... not a true image viewer. As far as I know, it didn't support it in Vista, either. Get something like irfanView if you want a good image viewer. That thing is awesome.
Yup Windows Picture and Fax Viewer in XP did. That program no longer exists as far as I know. The Photo Viewer has never supported it to my knowledge.
Is there anyway to bring in the XP photo/fax viewer to w7? It was instant, while this new viewer stutters half a second, even on my ssd.
