Windows Live Toolbar

Name: Windows Live Toolbar
Rating: 3.3 (19 reviews)
Author: Microsoft

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Editors’ Review

Download.com staffFebruary 29, 2024

Windows Live Toolbar easily adds numerous customizations to your Internet Explorer browser. Buttons are logically arranged, and tool tips are plentiful. They'd better be, because the buttons can't be moved, nor can the tool tips be turned off.

Many of the toolbar functions are part of the latest release of IE. Users of older versions, and those looking for specialized functions, will appreciate the many buttons available at the Windows Live Toolbar Web site. However, our testers found the internal Install Buttons function failed more often than not. Still, installing buttons directly from the Windows Live Toolbar Web site usually worked.

That said, there are hundreds of button functions available, ranging from weather information to games to feed detectors. Most we tested worked well and needed little or no explanation. While many IE users have upgraded to IE7 to get some of these functions, the flexibility of this download continues to make Windows Live Toolbar a useful browser component.

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GENERAL

Release: March 11, 2009

Latest update: February 29, 2024

Version: 03.01.0000.0130

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 2000

Additional Requirements: None

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 72,739

Downloads Last Week: 4

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User Reviews

3.3/5

19 User Votes

Great Toolbar For Windows
twinshipJuly 18, 2013
Pros
Have been using this toolbar for quite some time. Useful toolbar!
Cons
none that I can report, so far so good!
Summary
still getting used to it but so far so good
nola_dellApril 14, 2011
Pros
it is easy to use
Cons
none as yet
Summary
Makes life easier
anthonywolfOctober 14, 2008
Pros
Hotmail and messenger integration allows me to see how many unread email I have and how many friends are online. WL Search is surprisingly good and i like that you can search maps as well.
Cons
so many features, it can be hard to find some of them (eg. map search).
Summary
Great, and as for PC slowing down, thats a myth. I'm using a dinosaur and there has been no noticable difference. Anyone experiencing slowdown should use something like PC Tuneup which is another 5-star program I'd recommend.
--very good--
azaza55September 15, 2008
Pros
easy and nice also quick links
Cons
needs more add-ons
Summary
crashes IE7
DazzaH2June 14, 2008
Pros
nothing
Cons
if you open a tab on IE7 live it crashes it took 1 hr going through add ons the find the cause.googled the problem and theres loads with same prob waited 2 mnth for a promised fix in the end i had to use revo uninstaller to get rid of it.microsoft don't seem to care
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somnath_cnetMay 2, 2008
Pros
Cons
Summary
would be okay if I could install it!
VivienneblueDecember 15, 2007
Pros
Cons
error, could not write value to key, is all I could get, can anyone help here?
Summary
WARNING: DO NOT USE
VanillamanDecember 7, 2007
Pros
Absolutely nothing. NUISANCE PROGRAM
Cons
Anything to do with "Windows Live" (with the exception of messenger) is a major, major drain on resources and chews up your memory, CPU etc. It just takes over everything, which is what Microsoft intended it for. IT IS A MAJOR NUISANCE PROGRAM IF IT HAS `LIVE' ATTACHED TO THE END OF IT. I IMMEDIATELY REMOVED EVERYTHING I HAD WITH WINDOWS LIVE.....................
Summary
windows live toolbar is the greatest i ever had
Mike0000February 18, 2007
Pros
this is not just a toolbar it comes with a free scan for virus and spyware and cleans your computer of everything now my computer runs so much faster and loads up faster too. my computer is 100% clean now.
Cons
none see for your self download it <p>microsoft keep up the good work...
Summary
it take,s some time to understand, i,m still looking at it
chunksterJanuary 30, 2007
Pros
it,s packed with features that are real handy, all browsers should have them.
Cons
I think it,s slowing my PC down, i,m gonna uninstall it and see what happens, i hope to use it again though coz i like it!
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Developer’s Description

By Microsoft

Surf the Web faster and more securely.

Windows Live Toolbar helps you find stuff on the Internet faster and more securely. It lets you: search from any Web page; see a warning when a site may be trying to scam your personal info; cut down on unwanted pop-ups; collect, organize, and share the info you find online; auto-detect a site's RSS feeds, and have them automatically sent to your personalized Live.com home page; effortlessly customize your toolbar with only the buttons you want; access your favorites from any PC; quickly switch between Web pages in the same window; fill in Web forms instantly. Version 03.00.0001 added custom buttons, which allow users to choose from a community of buttons. Users can easily see RSS headlines from other sites, have shortcut links from the toolbar, or even create their own TB button. Smart menu helps users connect with info in the context of what they're looking at on a Web page so a user can easily see a map for the location of a restaurant they're looking at on a web page, or see the weather for a particular zip code or location without having to leave the Web page. Smart type enables users to get spell checking as they type in the toolbar search textbox. As the users type they are provided with recommended keyword suggestions in the TB search textbox dropdown.

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User Reviews

Great Toolbar For Windows

still getting used to it but so far so good

Makes life easier

--very good--

crashes IE7

would be okay if I could install it!

WARNING: DO NOT USE

windows live toolbar is the greatest i ever had

it take,s some time to understand, i,m still looking at it

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