Tired of configuring your photo printer to output crisp, clean photos? Or if you don't have a photo printer, are you tired of waiting in line at the local drug store, photo shop, or big box retailer to print your photos? You can order online prints of your photos directly from within an Explorer folder in Windows XP.

1. First, open a folder containing photos.

2. If a task pane does not appear in the folder, re-enable the left pane common tasks.


3. If the task pane does not say "Picture Tasks", configure the folder type to either "Pictures" or "Photo Album".

4. In the left task pane you should see an option "Order prints online" underneath "Picture Tasks", as shown in the screenshot. Click this option.

5. An "Online Print Ordering Wizard" dialog box will appear. Click "Next".

6. You can now check or uncheck which pictures to print, as shown in the above screenshot. After you have made your selection, click "Next".

7. You will be presented with several printing companies. Choose your desired company and click "Next".

8. After Windows XP downloads information from the selected printing company, follow the on-screen prompts to select your photo sizes and other printing options. During this process you will have to enter your personal information and credit card to place your order.

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