Irfanview

Freeware (for non-commercial use).
Needs a plugin for EXIF data.
Small, fast, does basic editing/resizing etc.
Never crashes.

Hmmm.... I now see you mentioned the word "batch"... That it does not seem capable of... Sorry
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Christian
#40104192 120Gb (no longer in my E36 M3, won't fit the E46 M3)