@Londonpixxie I'm sorry but your friend is an idiot. Don't listen to your her. As a matter of fact, distance yourself from her. You don't need people like that around you. Their is a Spanish saying, "Es mejor andar solo que mal acompanado." That means, "It's best to walk alone then in bad company...
This might be a stupid question, but is Gimp the same as Photoscape?