Is there a free photo editing software available for windows xp that would have features including the cloning tool (to remove blemishes or unwanted background items) Would appreciate any help you can give please.
If you are only doing a few pics you can use i-piccy which is an online editor- it has clone and lots of other features and is very easy to use.
http://ipiccy.com/
My little girl (Sharingan)- sometimes uses it at festivals on her laptop rather than photoshop as it's quicker and simpler- and she's said if you get stuck she'll talk you through any problems, so just post her a query on here but apparently it's very simple and self explanatery:)