How do I...

[Grimaldo]

Convert *.TGA image files to regular ol' JPEG?

Any sort of *free* converter software out there?

[Namae Nai]

Just about any picture editor out there except MS Paint opens these with no problems. If you're truly desperate, you can open them with Windows Media Player 11, then take a screenshot of the entire screen, then dump it into MS Paint.

[Grimaldo]

That's just the problem.  I don't have any editor on my PC other than MSPaint.  Only thing I can view them in is Quicktime, but won't let me re-save as anything else.

[DeeCaudill]

Bring out the GIMP:

http://www.gimp.org/

It's free and might be able to do the job.

[Namae Nai]

That's just the problem.  I don't have any editor on my PC other than MSPaint.  Only thing I can view them in is Quicktime, but won't let me re-save as anything else.

Can you take a screenshot (Shift+PrtScr) when you have them showing in Quicktime? Then open MS Paint and paste it in there. Then cut out the part you don't need then save as JPG?

[Grimaldo]

Eureka!

http://www.irfanview.com/

[Sagacity]

I've used that one, it's a good little tool.  Makes nice slide-show type screensavers too, from memory!