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Auto Collage Size – Windows Photo Gallery 2012

Hi, Could someone please advise if it is possible to create a custom size layout for the Auto Collage ? There only seems to be three set default sizes - 1500 x 1200; 1050 x 750; Desktop size. No option to create a custom …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 22, 2015

Missing Photo Email Option

What happened to the "send photo email" option (as opposed to send photos as attachments) under the Photo Email button in Photo Gallery in windows 10?

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uninstalling different components of live essentials

I had to update outlook for it to continue in windows 7 the other day, unfortunately now i am stuck with all the other elements of live essentials. I have lightroom so i have no desire for windows live photo gallery (or …

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Movie maker video output size Issue

Someone please help!!! My OS is Windows 7 and I am using windows movie maker included in Windows Essentials 2012. Also, I am using pictures of frame size 426 X 240 to create lyrics videos in windows movie maker. However, …

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Help: I couldn’t reinstall my Windows Movie Maker

My Windows just recently updated, then all of a sudden I couldn't access my Windows Movie Maker anymore. I deinstall the Windows Essential already but when I tried to reisntall it, the option to download it is not appear …

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Windows 10 live essentials

Error code 0x80041161 is identified as an error within windows live essentials and it's recommended to re-install it however the uninstall just hangs and never completes. Eventually a message appears (much later) about s …

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windows live essentials

Error code 0x80041161 is identified as an error within windows live essentials and it's recommended to re-install it however the uninstall just hangs and never completes. Eventually a message appears (much later) about s …

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Movie Maker 2.6 with Windows 10 Upgrade

Since upgrading to Windows 10, when I add titles to a project timeline, the titles are not visible when played or previewed. This is true for a new project I am working on as well as completed projects that I launch in W …

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Windows Essentials 12

My PC was updated with Windows Essentials 12. Now it seems to shut itself off completely rather than going to sleep. Is this supposed to happen?

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Movie Maker

I am trying to edit some MPEG files using Movie Maker, but am having trouble viewing the files. The audio plays, but can't see the video. I think one of the solutions might be to convert all the MPEG files to wmv? But I' …

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Movie Maker

I am trying to edit some MPEG files using Movie Maker, but am having trouble viewing the files. The audio plays, but can't see the video. I think one of the solutions might be to convert all the MPEG files to wmv? But I' …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 20, 2015

Movie maker email

The video I made to send via email is to large to send. How can I reduce it and still keep the movie?

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Windows Essentials 2012 for Windows 10 [URGENT]

For this high school project I have to create a movie using 'Windows Movie Maker'. I have Windows 10 and research told me to download 'Windows Essentials 2012' from the Microsoft website which includes Movie Maker. I hav …

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Movie Maker (Windows Live Essentials 11)

I have worked on Movie Maker from Windows Live Essentials 11 for years and love the ease of it. So I was putting together a video and was trying to do something with a photo background and couldn't do it, so I googled ho …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 19, 2015