Latest Windows Essentials Version Released

[Phone Man]

I have now updated Mail, Photo Gallery and Movie Maker on Windows 7 also and all is well. It did ask for a reboot in Windows 7 but in Windows 8 RP it did not. Must be a Windows 8 thing.

Jim

 

[vaidas3]

updated on my pcs without a problem but
i have problem on netbook (i know its not powerful acer AOD250)
i get this error when i start windows movie maker (it was ok with older version)

ofcourse my netbook is slow and not good for video rendering but i used movie maker to record webcam images/videos.. it was slow but better than default program.

is there a way to turn system specs cheking when movie maker starts i know the limits on my pc but still for light use it should be ok to use windows movie maker and the coupling with gallery even dont allow to remove movie maker but have gallery (gallery works okay)

 

[Slartybart]

WLM Version 2012 (Build 16.4.3503.0728) fixes the Appdata\Local GUID garbage collection issue.

The files are created in the appropriate place - Appdata\Local\Temp but still requires manual cleanup.

 

[Tinkerdog]

Only problem I had with the update is that it removes the entries for Movie Maker and Photo Gallery from the HP Launch Box on the Taskbar for Windows 7 on their laptop. They must be using different names for the programs and this confuses the HP Launch Box. I wish I knew a way to get them back into the Launch Box... it was convenient with the Live programs being grouped together that way.

 

[lehnerus2000]

Has MS fixed Windows Live Photo Gallery?

Has MS fixed Windows Live Photo Gallery?

I have WLPG Version 2009 (Build 14.0.8117.416).

I just reinstalled W7 and I discovered that if I redirected the "My ..." folders (Documents, Music, Pictures, Videos & Downloads) to the appropriate partitions, they show up in the "Libraries" (thus making them partially useful).

However, WLPG (like most MS programs) reads the "Libraries" and then adds everything to itself.
This means that it reads my video partition, issues a stack of errors and then crashes (apparently it can't cope with various common video extensions).
Since WLPG is automatically adding these folders they can't be removed.

Questions:

1. Has this been fixed in the latest version?
2. If it hasn't been fixed, what alternative programs do people recommend for mass image tagging?

 

[Brink]

New 16.4.3505.912 versions of Windows Essentials 2012 released. See first post for more details.

 

[EchoX860]

I figured something out that was excited about (is that sad?)

Start
All Programs
Windows Live Mail
Right Click
Properties
Compatibility
Run this program in Compatibility mode for Vista SP2.
Ok.

Now you go to Show Hidden Icons, right click the WLMail icon and the "Hide Window when minimized" option will come back. Now, Windows Live Mail will stay in your hidden thing, and will still be open. This option was disabled in the latest versions of WLMail. I hope this helps people that want to keep it open, but not take up room in the Taskbar

 

[lehnerus2000]

Does it work?

http://www.sevenforums.com/software...als-2012-version-released-13.html#post2113261

So:

• Is it possible to control the new version (16.4.3505.912)?
• Can it handle common video extensions?

Update
I installed the latest version:

• It doesn't crash when it loads my Video library.
• You still can't control what folders it loads though.

 

[tomv]

I can't be-leave after all this time from "Windows Mail" with all the requests they've had, and still we can't add a picture to a contact in our own address book. Well back to Thunderbird.

 

[NICK ADSL UK]

this update is not showing up in the uk at this time can anyone else please confirm ?
thanks

 

[lehnerus2000]

I had to kill it

The WLE Photogallery used 5 GB of HDD space (that's more than the combined total of EVERY other program I have installed)!

I consider that to be excessive, since I only want to be able to tag images.

Based on that, the entire WLE install must be at least 10 GB.

 

[DavidE]

this update is not showing up in the uk at this time can anyone else please confirm ?
thanks

It's not included in Windows Updates

See Post #1 for instructions:
NOTE: To update to the new versions, you will need to run the Windows Essentials installer program again.

 

[NICK ADSL UK]

this update is not showing up in the uk at this time can anyone else please confirm ?
thanks

It's not included in Windows Updates

See Post #1 for instructions:
NOTE: To update to the new versions, you will need to run the Windows Essentials installer program again.

i understand that it's not included in the windows updates David neither is it showing up having run the Windows Essentials installer program
But if you have it then it must be a glitch my end

 

[Brink]

It wasn't in Windows Update for me either. I ran the new installer to update.

 

[DavidE]

this update is not showing up in the uk at this time can anyone else please confirm ?
thanks

It's not included in Windows Updates

See Post #1 for instructions:
NOTE: To update to the new versions, you will need to run the Windows Essentials installer program again.

i understand that it's not included in the windows updates David neither is it showing up having run the Windows Essentials installer program
But if you have it then it must be a glitch my end

I downloaded the installer and ran the installer program i saved to my HD.
Did you download and save the installer?
If you did download it, what happens when you run it?

 

[NICK ADSL UK]

It's not included in Windows Updates

See Post #1 for instructions:
NOTE: To update to the new versions, you will need to run the Windows Essentials installer program again.

i understand that it's not included in the windows updates David neither is it showing up having run the Windows Essentials installer program
But if you have it then it must be a glitch my end

I downloaded the installer and ran the installer program i saved to my HD.
Did you download and save the installer?
If you did download it, what happens when you run it?

Did you download and save the installer?

yes
i run it David and all of the programs were blacked out stating they were already installed
it's the first time this has happened to me over the years on this type of update
I'll uninstall Windows Essentials and try again from scratch

 

[robinb9]

there is a bug in windows live essentials mail
What happens (I have posted this on the Micrososft Windows live Mail Website at Windows Live Mail Essentials 2012 will not allow group contacts - Microsoft Community
Windows Live Mail Essentials 2012 will not allow group contacts

What happens if you upgrade from version 2011 to 2012 if you try to send a group contact email it does not send
Comes up with an error msg. It doesn't matter if you have a live mail account or using a regular isp
This is ONLY happening on an upgrade from 2011 to 2012.
If you put it on a computer that did not have 2011 prior, 2012 installs just fine and you can send out a group contact list.
I have had this problem on 5 of my 7 machines and 15 of my client machines
Uninstall 2012 and reinstall 2011 and the group contacts go fine when you try to send a group list
I have gone back and forth with Microsoft in private messages and maybe finally they will figure out what is going on

 

[robinb9]

btw Micrososft is working on a solution, I am working with them to try to fix this issue, once they give it to me and I can fully test it, I will post the results

 

[modxta]

thank's for your shared.....

 

[roncerr]

thank's for your shared.....

That bit of shared info is 5 months old. MS has been "working" on the problem since October (7 months ago). The most recent post to that thread is here:
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AAlexanderS replied on
March 14, 2013 In reply to Marites Ma. post on March 14, 2013

Hello everyone,

We apologze for the delayed response on your inquiry. I understand that you are having issues on Windows Live Mail 2012 with your grouped contacts. Please be informed that this issue is still under the care of our Escalations team and is still undergoing further investigation.

Rest assured that once an update is available, everyone will be notified. Your patience and understanding regarding this matter is highly appreciated.

Thank you.
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You have no idea how aggrevating is your message, Ms. Marites Ma. You are the second moderator who posts to this thread the same apology, without saying what is the source of your information. Do you think that after 4-5 months anyone here trusts or believes that Microsoft cares about us or about fixing this product? Or is this an automated message you were picked to send to open threads on a rotation basis? PLEASE SPARE US FROM ALL THE FAKE CARE OR P.R. A resolution/fix is long due and we expect nothing other than results. If you read previous posts you should have realized that we are ways beyond falling to such P.R. We also run out of patience and moved on to Gmail, Thunderbird and other reliable products. I personally, don't use any Microsoft product anymore, unless there is no other choice.
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Microsoft had a good mail program with Outlook Express and Windows Mail. They started getting more and more problematic with the Live series (2009, 2011, 2012). I'm using WLM2009 since it's still supported on Windows 7 and 8. The mail app in Windows 8 can't compare and the generally slow response of web based solutions like Hotmail & Outlook.com is too frustrating for me.