???im trying to down load a pic of my sammy on my pro file but it wont take it
i have the pic in my documets section in my hard drive im useing windows office xp any help would be great!!!!!!!!! thanks
In order to display a picture on an internet website (forums, web pages, etc.) you must somehow put the picture directly on the website (like this forum) or you must upload it to a hosting server as Quaddawg suggests.  The easiest of the two is to upload from your disk as described in Quaddawg's post.  You can also email your picture to Quaddawg and let him put it on his hosting server.  He will send you a link so you can "connect" your picture to any forum profile, forum post or website that you wish!
Also, you must be aware that certain file formats will not work on the internet.  The principal one among these is the BMP format.  Most browsers cannot/will not display this format.  For maximum compatibility, you need to use JPEG (.jpg) or the venerable GIF (.gif) formats to create/save files.  I use Windows Paint to do most of my converting and limited photo/graphic editing.  Adobe Photoshop Elements is also an excellent tool ($95.00).
If you are creating an "avatar" (that little picture that appears below your name in a post on the left side) you need to be aware that most forums have specific requirements for picture size (height and width in pixels) along with file size.
Naturally, there are helpful tips in this sites' help section along with a "how to post pictures" post at the top of this forum's message list.
If all this sounds like gobbledygook, it's okay.  It was amazingly incomprehensible to most of us at first too! (me included)
Good luck!
PS: The effect of oil dripping from my avatar Samurai was done by creating a sequence of GIF files, then creating an animated Gif graphic with Microsoft's GIF Animator program (freeware!).