For those who use Microsoft Office (not 2007 and, possibly, 2003) there is a utility on you CD called photoed.exe. It is very old but it does nearly everything I need to do with photos and is still my first coice for any editing. I am not sure is you can still download it from microsoft.com but worth a look. Alternatively, it can be downloaded here:
wareseeker.com/Graphic-Apps/microsoft-photo-editor-3.01.zip/440126
It does occasionally throw up a little quirk, by I swear by it, not at it.
All the beZt,
Chris.