So I have a heap of photos all the same res that I want to scale down in one batch.

How do I do this?

Well ... you go to google and you type "howto batch resize images" and stop being a retard.

http://visualizer-photo-resize.en.softonic.com/

Tis what I use. Not fancy but does all I need it to.

I use Picture Resize Genius.

Works great.

obes google always yields a million programs that are either spyware or want you to pay for things.

qgl users can gimme the business you dill

that's what I was after scooter, ta

Here's a guide for IrfanView:
http://www.ofzenandcomputing.com/zanswers/1028

The very first link in that search is the deal.

I used jpegresizer. I don't use windows any more though :(

waste of money damn it.

user@linux:# mogrify -resize 50%x50% *.jpg

imagemagick ^ downsize 50% of *.jpg

the first thing you should install on xp is power tool image resizer, why its not part of windows i have no idea;

thank me later reload

http://download.microsoft.com/download/whistler/Install/2/WXP/EN-US/ImageResizerPowertoySetup.exe

its like 500k, highlight your images, right click->image resize-> choose size-> done;

Another vote for irfanview, use it pretty much every day for games screenshots.

I batch processed 8000+ images the other day with Irfanview. It handled it gracefully.