Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2002 [Old Version]

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005N9AI
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 27, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,284 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars If you love troubleshooting software: This is the one!, June 9, 2002

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Gary Thomas (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2002 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I was attracted to this software by all the great features so I purchased it. Then I found out some of the limitations.
* You cannot print hi-res projects. By default, MS converts all pictures to the lowest res in the project. (ie when you use a background) No cure for it MS just says live with it!
* Compatability with printers. Must download multiple patches
* Software crashes. There is really no feeling like working an hour on a project only to have the software crash and kill your saved copies! I easily spend 30-40% of my time troubleshooting!
It does have some nice features if you can get through all the other stuff though. I'm switching over to another software.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars File Corruptions are Rampant, April 14, 2003

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J. Broderick "rcbjnb" (Winchester, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2002 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I wish I'd read these reviews before I bought the software. It's not very user-friendly, to begin with, but my biggest complaint is that files keep getting corrupted. I created a 4-page newsletter for my club and when I tried to edit the document later, I got an error message and the program ditched. Apparently, the file was corrupted. This happened on several occasions, and I can't even get my document done. I'm going to have to buy something else to finish it. I hate this program.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Expect Error & Low Memory Messages Constantly, November 23, 2002

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Buttercup (St. Charles, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Picture It! Publishing 2002 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

I do not highly recommend this software. It was easy to install, but that's about the only good thing about it. Ever since I have installed this software, I get error messages EVERY single time I go into it to use it. If you download 5 pictures and want to crop, etc. in PICTURE IT!, the program can barely hold all the photos at once without running out of memory. And forget about attempting to crop all photos in succession. The program will ALWAYS shut down on you and you will end up re-booting your computer a million times before you are done. Also, most of the graphics for this software are not downloaded with the initial program, so everytime you want to do a project with one of the PICTURE IT! images, you have to insert one of the CD roms just to get the picture. A hassle all around. I'm shopping around for better picture software right now........