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If you just want to view pictures and not edit them in anyway the quickest method is Windows Picture Preview and Viewer. Comes built into XP. Has basic functions like zoom and rotate and more importantly loads very quickly.
If you right click a picture then go to properties, you will see a button next to some text that says Open with. Click the button. On the list that comes up look for Windows Picture and fax Viewer and select that.
then from then on in all pictures will open with that program. Give it a go