>>Have you done it. It is fast and direct. I load up the webbrowser object
>>(especially if I am just getting it and not creating it) and navigate to the file in under 1 second. What kind of speed are you looking for? Or do you need more control over the jpg/gif file. If you do you can use the netscape navigator html and specify a painting program that reads gif/jpg as the viewer (instead of netscape). Then navigating the the picture will launch the painting program.
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>I can't rely on the fact that the user has a browser installed. That's why I need an OCX.

Heresy. You mean there are actually computers out there without MSIE installed on them? <g>