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EMail Loss – Windows Live 2012

Whilst getting rid of annoying Microsoft Internet Messenger in Windows Essentials 2012 I learned that it is now apparently replaced by Skype. Unfortunately I have also got rid of all my emails which were on Windows Live …

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Soundtrack speeds up when clips are sped up

I've created a movie in movie maker made up of different clips. I have applied increase speed effects to some of the clips and then added a soundtrack (music file) as a background. The problem is that the soundtrack also …

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Soundtrack speeds up when clips are sped up

I've created a movie in movie maker made up of different clips. I have applied increase speed effects to some of the clips and then added a soundtrack (music file) as a background. The problem is that the soundtrack also …

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Movie Maker Problems

Hello! I need help installing Windows Live Movie Maker. I have tried installing it several times now, but each time, i get the same results. I use the official site to download the application. i click the link to downlo …

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How do you fix a corrupted wlmp file?

I was in the middle of editing a video when Movie Maker kept acting up, eventually causing my entire project to appear as green. I fixed the issue for a short time, but then the program got worse, so I resolved to exitin …

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photo gallery

How do you delete more than one photo at once? i need to delete several photos at a time. When i started out today, i could mark them and delete more than one, but now i cannot.

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Movie Maker Audio isn’t working properly

I've been having a lot of trouble with my movie maker audio. When I put audio on a video and play it the first time it sound fine, but when I play the video again the audio plays in the wrong places. I don't understand h …

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Movie Maker Version 12

I have an audio file that is 35 minutes long and when I insert into my project, it only inserts the first 23 minutes. Can someone help me?????

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Tags in photo Gallery

I use Photo Gallery for all my tagged photos. Until recently, I had a list of all tags down the left side of my screen but I've done something and try as I may I cannot get the tags list back there permanently. Yes, I ca …

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Can’t import any files into Windows Movie Maker 6

I am using the older version of windows movie maker, the one with the scrolling timeline interface in the bottom. The version is Movie Maker Version 6.0.6002.18005 When I updated to windows 10, I found the process had un …

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robertlawes

I've downloaded Windows Movie Maker, now how do I open the application so I can use it?

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Windows Movie Maker

I'm having video trouble with windows movie maker. In the past I have been able to make videos with no problems, but recently I am having issues with the program. When I add a video no audio is heard, although the video …

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Sound Does Not Sync Correctly – Movie Maker

I'm trying to make a lyric video on Movie Maker, but the audio is only syncing correctly in some displays (fullscreen and mini screen). In the mini screen (the screen to the left where you see your video), it syncs corre …

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WINDOWS PHOTO GALLERY

I recently had to revert back to WINDOWS 8 from 10 since 10 was not compatible. Anyway I LOVE the editing and picture adjustment in PHOTO GALLERY, but for some reason it is not taking my adjustments right away like it di …

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Gallery video to Move Maker

I have a movie video in "Gallery" but when I "Create" this video to "Movie Maker" it shows the clip of the video on screen but when I play to make sure it looks okay, it speeds up and does not show the whole video. It's …

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removing unwanted objects

Looking for a simple way of removing unwanted objects e.g power pole in photo gallery Retouch is not the answer. Any other suggestions?

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Windows Movie Maker -sound issue

Okay, so I'm making a lyric video using this, on a pretty old Toshiba laptop. The sound works, until I move the little green line that tells you where you're at in the song. Every time I move it and press play, the music …

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Windows Live 2011 calendars and contacts

I am using Windows Live 2011 for email, contacts, and calendars. Approximately 10 days or so ago, I lost all of my calendar events and appointments, and some of my contacts. Several of other contacts reverted back to old …

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