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Introduction |
With Windows 7 and Windows Live Movie Maker, it's easier
than ever to create and share your own movies. Windows
Movie Maker has been in every version of Windows since
Me till XP and Vista, but it's not in Windows 7. Now,
it's part of Windows Live Essentials, a free download
that also includes tools for photos, instant messaging,
email, social networking, and more.
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Windows Live Essentials 2011
requires the following:
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Operating system:
32- or 64-bit version of Windows 7, or
Windows Vista with Service Pack 2 and
the Platform Update for Windows Vista,
or Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows
Server 2008 with Service Pack 2 and the
Platform Update for Windows Server 2008.
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Processor: 1.6 GHz
or higher
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Memory: 1 GB of RAM
or higher
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Resolution: 1024 ×
576 minimum
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Internet
connection: Online services require
dial-up or high-speed Internet access
(provided separately—local or
long-distance charges may apply).
High-speed Internet access is
recommended for some features.
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Graphics card:
Windows Live Movie Maker requires a
graphics card that supports DirectX 9 or
higher and Shader Model 2 or higher.
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To download Windows
Live Essentials 2011, go to
Click Here

A
dialog box will open
asking you if you want to run or save
the setup file or even cancel it

Click on the arrow
beside Save and click on Save As, browse
to your desktop and click Save
The downloaded file will be located on
your desktop, double click on it to run
it

If you have UAC
enabled, it will ask you if you want to
allow this program to make changes to
your computer, click yes to continue

Windows Live Essentials includes :
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Messenger
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Photo Gallery
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Movie Maker
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Mail
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Writer
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Family Safety
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Windows Live Mesh
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Messenger Companion
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Bing Bar
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Outlook Connector
Pack
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Microsoft
Silverlight
To install all of these programs,
click on the first option

To install only selected programs, then click on

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Click on
Choose the programs you want to install,
unselect any program that you don't
desire to install and then click on
Install
Make sure Photo Gallery
and Movie Maker is selected

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The Installation will
start , to view its status, click on



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Once installation is
completed, click on Close

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To start
Windows Live
Movie Maker
2011, click on Start
then All Programs, and
click on Windows Live Movie
Maker


Enjoy your favorite video editing
application.
Summary
Movie Maker is a free video editing
application that used to be included with every version
of Windows since Windows Me till Windows Vista. However,
With Windows 7,
Windows Live
Movie Maker
2011 is not preinstalled with Windows 7
by default. Its now part of
Windows Live Essentials package. To
install
Windows Live
Movie Maker
2011, you have to download
Windows Live Essentials, and select
Windows Live
Movie Maker.
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