I have been having the same problem. When I do the copy/paste from paint, the Image appears for a second then disappears.
Scott what do you meen by "have an Application associated to the "Image" file"
SW 2004 sp3.0 crashes on me about 3-4 a week, Averaging about 5 hours a day of work over the week. It seems to pick certain days to act up. it'll go good for a few days then one day it just does not feel like working.
pentium 4 2.6
QUATTRO vp960 WILDCAT
1 gig ram
xp pro sp1