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Photo Gallery

I have upgraded to Windows 10 from 8.1. Photo Gallery keeps crashing every time I use it. Can any body advise me as to what to do. I am up to date with all Windows downloads

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microsoft movie maker – corrupt file??

I have been successfully saving and reopening a movie project I have been working on in Movie Maker, but this last time I tried opening it is saying file corrupt....help!!!!

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microsoft movie maker – corrupt file??

I have been successfully saving and reopening a movie project I have been working on in Movie Maker, but this last time I tried opening it is saying file corrupt....help!!!!

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Is it Microsoft agree this installation?

What is Windows Essentials ?Can I safely install some Windows Essential product on my computer -Windows 8.1? What will happen if I install, will it effect my Windows 8.1 operating system? Is the product will work with my …

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Saving video after editing dash cam videos

I have a DOD dash cam that records in 1080p. It records in around 2 minutes segments. I have taken three of these segments and downloaded into Movie Maker. Then I've edited the segments down from 6 minutes to one 2.5 min …

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Movie Maker error 0xc946002c

I have windows 10 running movie maker 2012 normally I would go and try some other program but the other one I have is unstable as a building base built on macaroni so I open movie maker, import my file and wait for it to …

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Microsoft movie maker not accepting .WMA files

Hi, I am using movie maker 2012 build 16.4.3528.0331 but when I try and import a .WMA file it tells me that the file type is not supported. I've read through the help, added a photo etc but it still wont let me add the f …

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problems viewing photos on windows live photo gallery

My photos on live photo gallery have all turned into grey blocks, the image can only be seen if I highlight it then press fix, this brings up a full page view of the photo but in the general viewing screen they have all …

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Can’t install windows movie maker on windows 8

I have done everything the website has told me after getting the same error code (0x80070643) and the source (crt90-i386) I mainly use my windows PC for gaming, but id like to make some videos using movie maker but it wi …

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How to open WLMP extension files on Windows 10?…

After upgrading to Windows 10 I've found out that all my videos which I have in Windows Live Movie Maker won't open on Windows 10. I've installed Windows Live Essentials 2012 with the hope that it will resolve this issue …

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Movie Maker 2012 on Windows 7 Freezes

I have been using Movie Maker for two years, no problems. I import videos all the time, work on them in wlmp format and then typically save as WMV for later uploads or burn to DVD. For unknown reason, was working on wlmp …

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Sound in Windows Movie Maker

I've got Windows 7 but it didn't have WMM. So I downloaded WMM from the Windows Essentials section. I open WMM and I add a video and that plays ok (there's no sound on it). But when I try to add a music track or audio fi …

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Sound in Windows Movie Maker

I've got Windows 7 but it didn't have WMM. So I downloaded WMM from the Windows Essentials section. I open WMM and I add a video and that plays ok (there's no sound on it). But when I try to add a music track or audio fi …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 9, 2015