If not, you can try this: open the picture in Paint and select - Image, Stretch, Skew; then go to Stretch. Make the picture 50% Horizontal and 50% Vertical. Then save w/ a new name. It should make the picture 1/2 the original size - file size too.
Hope this helps.
JuJu (aka JudiA - btw)
Whenever I utter the word "exercise" I will rinse my mouth with chocolate!