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Microsoft has released an update to the the beta version of “Windows Live Essential 2011” today. Microsoft has introduces the first version of the beta in June 2010 second half. It includes beta versions of Messenger, Photo Gallery, Mail, Movie Maker, Writer, Family Safety, and Sync, plus Bing Bar and Messenger Companion. Other add on are Microsoft Office Outlook Connector Pack and Microsoft Silverlight.
New Features that are introduced:
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Facebook chat has been added in messenger:
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Improved tree views in photo Gallery
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Flickr video publishing and snapshot in movie maker
Features that are improved:
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Quicker messenger (Messenger)
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More Efficient video chat (Messenger)
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Better facial recognition (Photo gallery)
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large movie upload (Movie Maker)
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Higher bit rate movies (Movie Maker)
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Better spelling check (Live writer)
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Better integration with Office (Live writer)
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Better handling of Gmail (Mail)
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Faster web filtering (Family safety)
Download site:
Beta version Update: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-beta
Current Version: http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials
Windows Live writer beta Installation issues:
This can be installed only on Windows 7 and Windows Vista Operating system running machines. You can choose the product which you want to install and installation will require a reboot of the system.
Requirement for Windows Vista user: 32- and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista Service Pack 2 with the Platform Update for Windows Vista are compulsory for this software to install.