Category: Windows OS

Create and Edit Home Videos with Windows Live Movie Maker

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Over the past few weeks we’ve been taking a closer look at the apps in Windows Live Essentials 2011. For this week’s tutorial we’ll take a look at getting started with Windows Live Movie Maker 2011. Installation and Setup Download the Windows Live Essentials 2011 Installer file and kick off the process. Again, it’s worth noting that you aren’t required to install all of the apps in this suite, only the ones you want. Since we’re covering Live Movie Maker make sure to select Photo Gallery and Movie Maker then wait while it installs. Note: You will need to install

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Getting Started with Windows Live Writer

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    Recently we showed you how to setup Windows Live Essentials 2011. We also  took a closer look at one of the apps – the Bing Bar, and today we will take a look  at Windows Live Writer which is a valuable program for bloggers.         Installing Windows Live Writer If you haven’t installed it already just download and kick off the Windows Live Essentials installer. Remember you don’t need to install everything in the suite and when the install kicks off, select Choose the programs you want to install. Now select the programs you want to

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Windows Live Essentials 2011 Bing Bar

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During last week’s inaugural podcast we talked about Windows Live Essentials 2011. One of the features in the suite is the Bing Toolbar. Even though none of us on the show use it (or any toolbar for that matter), it doesn’t mean the average user might not find it useful. There are some interesting things you can do with the Bing Bar and it does allows you access to information online quickly. Here we’ll take a look at what you can expect from the Bing Bar, and hopefully provide enough information so you can make your own decision on whether

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Install the Old Version of Windows Live Essentials on XP

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If you’re an XP user, unfortunately you won’t be able to install and upgrade to Windows Live Essentials 2011. XP users can still install the previous version through Windows Updates, and we’ll take a quick look at it. 2011 on XP – Sorry No Love from Microsoft If you try to install Windows Live Essentials 2011 on XP which we’ve previously covered for Vista and Windows 7, unfortunately you’re out of luck. You can download the installer file, but when you try to run it, you’ll be greeted with a similar error. Install Windows Live Essentials on XP The good

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Reinstall Applications on Your Home Computer Easily with Ninite

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Have you recently needed to reformat your home computer’s hard drive? You saved your data, but the idea of reinstalling all the applications seems daunting. Enter ninite.com…which is a simple web service that will reinstall popular freeware apps with just a few clicks. Using Ninite Using ninite.com couldn’t be easier, just navigate to the website and select he apps you want to install. Everything on the page is separated into easy to find categories from browsers to music, to plenty of other utilities. These are only a couple shots of what it available on the site. For more on what

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Getting Started with Windows Live Mail on Windows 7

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Previously we showed you the basics of Windows Live Essentials 2011 and the programs it includes. Today we’ll take a closer look at getting started with Windows Live Mail on Windows 7. Install & Setup Your Live Mail If you haven’t done so already, download and install the Live Mail from the Windows Live Essentials 2011 Suite. After it’s installed you’ll find Live Mail in the Start Menu, just click to launch it. Setup Live Mail with Live or Hotmail Account Here we’ll setup a Live account, but you can also setup Gmail and many others. We’ll be taking a

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