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Where can I find Windows Live Movie Maker 2009?

Dear all, I recently uploaded the Windows Live Movie Maker 2012 which wiped my old version. My computer does not have the spec to run Windows Live Movie Maker 2012 and so I want to return to the 2009 version. I have goog …

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Windows photo gallery

I am using vista 32 bit service pack 2. I had uninstalled windows live essentials and checked windows photo gallery but it did not uninstall. I tried to re download WLEssentials but it said it was no longer downloading o …

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Windows Live Movie Maker not accepting files

It was fine eariler but now it's not accepting any video or music files I try to upload to it. The file type I tried to upload was .MP3 which is listed as an accepted file type. Yet it told me it wasn't. But I brought up …

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Movie Maker is a Speaker Breaker

I just downloaded the Movie Maker program for Windows 7 and began using it without any issues for about an hour. Randomly (or seemingly so) one of the videos I'm editing causes the internal speakers of my HP notebook to …

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window movie maker-edit trim tool

first editing in seconds is annoying. 5 mins 11sec. is 611secs right? but when I put 611secs in the start point it trims it in a place that is not even close to the right time! what am I doing wrong?

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Rotating Videoclips in Movie Maker 6.0

I recently took a videoclip with the camera in the vertical position instead of the horizontal. When I downloaded to my computer, it is lying on its side. I wish to use this clip in the film I am making (using Movie Make …

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photo gallery

I have windows live photo. Do I have to keep the old photo gallery? Would it be safe to delete?

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Photo Gallery??

Trying to import photos from my digital camera, which I did successfully a couple of hrs. ago. It is taking me directly to the home page so I am clicking "Import". However there are no devices listed in the drop box, usu …

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Live Movie Maker user manual

Trying to find a user manual for Live Movie Maker being used on Win 7. Will be using it with a group of schoolchildren and need to locate a user manual in order that they can get to grips with the basics, importing, edit …

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Need help QUICKLY PLEASE!!!

I am trying to create a video as a gift. So far I have merged my photos with the music that I like, but I would like to insert small video clips. I have uploaded them, they open fine in movie maker, but I am not able to …

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how to fix windows movie maker error 0x80004003

hi i'm using win7 and i can't save movie clip in movie maker unless remove and saying error 0x80004003 additional info this video is coming from sony dcr - sr68e handy camcorder but my sony digicam is accepted in movie m …

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Need helping saving Movie Maker Project

I have edited a 20 minute film with audio and 169 different video clips. I trying to save it as either a .mp4 or .wmv but every time I save it the progress bar gets to 6% and then Movie Maker crashes and I have to restor …

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Movie Maker (BLACK SCREEN PREVIEW)

After I did some updates in my computer, I could no longer preview my project in Windows Movie Maker. I googled about it and found out the problem was/is encountered by many Movie Maker users. I didn't discover any solut …

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Movie Maker

So today i was trying to add two videos to make a longer video for youtube and since "Fraps" does not record videos longer then 4:25 minutes. i was gonna do that edit them together and out of nowhere i got this error. Al …

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Windows Live Movie Maker 2012 will not play audio

I have Windows 8.1 on a Lenovo Ideapad Yoga 13 with an intel corei7. Windows Media Player plays all my .mp3 files and .wma files fine. However, after importing .mp3 or .wma files into windows live movie maker 2012, I can …

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live movie maker pixelates when saved

I have made a 10 minute movie with approximately 8 clips all shot with the same video camera. When I save the movie a hand full of videos pixelate. I have saved many time using different formats with the same results. I …

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