Hi Guys

Woolwell, yes you are correct in assuming that the fault lies with him, he - like many of my friends - is not computer savvy and proud of it! They only need geeks when they have a problem and then they expect you to do it for them!

lotvic, I'll answer the second question first, yes they are on his PC. He has Outlook Express, but he doesn't use that. He uses Yahoo. When he takes pictures, he doesn't edit them, so they remain huge. I said...

"open a picture, right click on it,in the pop-up choose 'send to', then choose 'mail recipient'. When you click on this it will tell you how big the picture is and give you a selection of reduced sizes to send. Select one of the smaller sizes, then click 'Attach'."

He tried this, but it opens in Outlook, so he doesn't send it, because he doesn't want to use that email client? He usually stays over a couple of nights to break his journey via his commute to and from his properties in Scotland and France. On his last visit, I showed him how to do it via Yahoo. He seemed to understand, but obviously he didn't. I have since suggested that he puts them on a free programme like 'Image Shack' and emails the link to his friends. He doesn't want to do that?

I'm at a loss where to go from here. I think I know the answer. Just let him get on with it and turn a deaf ear to his cries for help.