Hello Tug. After posting Pic “Paint resized” yesterday I was in the middle of trying to send this post when internet went down.
I think I may have found an answer.
After talking with Stan I realised that his IT guy had set windows 10 up on his computer for his photos to go straight into paint when he selects them which we know is a stable platform for resizing and posting on the forum. He has never had a problem.
As far as I was concerned I have been using the same procedure but have checked and find that when I select a photo to resize it seems to take me into a resizing app in Photo.
Paint, which is an old MS app is still there but to use it I have to open it first. Then the procedure is the same as Stan’s.
So, this photo app is resizing my photos OK but could be allowing random width x height switches when posted.This could explain why when you upload the changed pic to the resized pic on your computer and then post it back it is fine. Also I wonder if other members who have the same problem are perhaps resizing with this MS app.
I am no IT expert and this is a lot of conjecture but have attached a couple more Paint resized test pics to test Cheers
PS A brief cautionary tale.
I am using a new laptop which came with window 10S which supposedly is more secure but turns out to be a bit like Apple, restricting you to Microsoft approved apps which MS say makes it more secure There was an opt out back to normal window 10, which after much agro I managed to do but it still tries to force me into the software it wants you to use.