Hello All
First time poster.
If you are using XP by far the easiest route to resize an image is using this:
Image Resizer
This PowerToy enables you to resize one or many image files with a right-click.
Available
here
Its about half way down the page on the right and is an official, free, microsoft add-on. It really is a fast and easy way to resize a pic with no hassle...
P.S. I always choose 800x600 and the pics come out to around 65k with great quality