>>>The ImgEdit control is available in all modern flavors of Windows <<

[too soon said, apparently...]

>PMFJI, Am I correct in thinking that these tools don't come with Windows XP now?
>I had heard that the Wang Imaging Software had a few "conflicts" with XP. If this is definitely the case, do you know of any simple alternantives to the Wang ImgEdit control

Sorry, can't help you there, no eXPerience at all... The alternatives I know of are far from simple (cost-wise, I mean).