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Publisher's description of Windows Live Essentials
From Microsoft:Windows Live Essentials gives you instant messaging, e-mail, blogging, photos, and much more. It is a set of free applications that allow you to easily create, communicate and share from your Windows PC to your favorite places on the web and to your mobile phone. This suite of applications from Windows Live, called Windows Live Essentials, is regularly updated to provide innovative functionality and best-of-breed integration with Windows Live and other popular web services, while harnessing the power of the Windows PC for capturing, editing and organizing your digital stuff. The applications included in this release are Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Mail,Windows Live Writer,Windows Live movie Maker (beta) Windows Live Family Safety, and Windows Live Toolbar.
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Editor's review of Windows Live Essentials
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- "For Microsoft loyalists"
- Reviewed on: January 9, 2009
- Version reviewed: Windows Live Essentials 1.0
We're big fans of software suites that auto-update without getting in the way, and that let you weed out unwanted applications from its roster without having to get sneaky. Windows Live Essentials does both. The software suite of seven Windows Live applications doesn't shy away from the marketing vehicle it is, and it also detects and updates Microsoft-related items that aren't installed as part of the pack, such as Outlook and Silverlight. Our biggest complaint is its size, which weighs in at 134MB. However, if you've got space to spare and use Windows Live applications such as Messenger, Outlook, and Windows Live Family Safety, this all-in-one bundle will help you keep things current.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.8 stars out of 17 votes
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Version: Windows Live Essentials 1.0
"In terms of Windows Live Mail client..."
Pros: Windows Live Mail is the business for me in terms of desktop email clients. Integrates easily with multiple emails (I use Gmail and Hotmail), much more so than other free alternatives and without add-ons! Has RSS and built in calendar support.
Cons: The contacts feature is a little annoying, as it constantly makes many copies of the same contacts, for me anyway. Calendar could be spruced up to support iCal formats easier, and calendar subscriptions. Searching feature can be a little buggy.
Summary: Great program, and totally free. Fully featured, including multiple email support (without having to use add-ons!), RSS, and calendar features, as well as all the normal things. Works seamlessly with Gmail too.
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Version: Windows Live Essentials 1.0
"way better than Windows Mail on vista and messenger."
Pros: *Great Mail client
Cons: Installation sometimes requires you to start over.
Summary: Recommend Highly.
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Version: Windows Live Essentials 1.0
Pros: Alltogether, Live Essentials is everything I use every day. I love the voice chat in Live Messenger!
Cons: I do not see anything... yet ;)
Summary: Wonderful! Worth downloading any day of the week!
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Version: Windows Live Essentials 1.0
"Good but had issues in Vista 64 Bit"
Pros: I liked the mail program it was much better then Hotmail access through IE
Cons: Had problems with Vista 64 unexpectedly quiting when it hibernated with Live Mail open.
Summary: Did not really use any of the other programs like Messenger . Live Mail works OK on my Dell with 32 Bit Vista Premium. But had issues in the Vista 64 Bit version.
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Version: Windows Live Essentials 1.0
Pros: i LIKE WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO, BUT....
Cons: WITH THEIR TOOLBAR, THEY DON'T HAVE THE "FORM FILL" THAT I AM SO MUCH USE TO.
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