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Printing wallet size in Windows Photo Gallery

I want to print wallet size photos on either 5x7 or 4x6 in order to not ruin a full 8 1/2 x 11 sheet. How do I do that? Or is there a way to select where the 1 wallet size should print on a 8 1/2 x 11 sheet so that I can …

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How do I slow transition~??

I want to use the scrolling control on some narration of several paragraphs (it's a Halloween Greeting) on a movie I'm making. Everything works fine except that the scroll (bottom to top) is moving too quickly. It's very …

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unable to send pictures using photo gallery

have trouble email photo's using photo Gallery with Windows 7 I did the upgrade Gallery 2012 but have the same problem error message is 530 and live mail error 0x800CCC78 The message could not be sent because the server …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 29, 2013

can’t save in high definition

I want to save my Movie Maker project for high definition display (to show on the TV), but every place I try to save it doesn't work. However, my movie which is 81 minutes long should be about 14 GB in this format and I' …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 28, 2013

Live essentials wont install on windows 8.1

I just purchased windows 8.1 and am trying to install live essentials, and I am receiving the following "error 0x80070643 another program appears to be preventing the installation" I have tried uninstalling and using the …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 28, 2013

Add xbox music account to family safety account

This is about Family Safety but that option is not available to select below. This must be something very simple because I can't find any information anywhere about how to do this. We purchased an xbox music subscription …

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Movie Maker file Recovery

Movie maker crashed while I was working on a project file, I neglected to save my work. I assume that Movie maker has some sort of document recovery? is there a temporary file folder where a previous version may have bee …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 27, 2013

Photo Gallery use to only print photos

I would like to use Photo Gallery but want to hide all functions except for viewing folders, selecting images and printing of edited photos. I am using Windows 7 and 8 and the PC will be connected to a Windows based prin …

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MOVIE MAKER

i was using movie maker live. Then I downloaded windows essential 2012 & I do not have the movie maker live but just Movie Maker. Which is a better program? And Movie maker does not work just Movie maker 2.6, The error m …

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MOVIE MAKER

i was using movie maker live. Then I downloaded windows essential 2012 & I do not have the movie maker live but just Movie Maker. Which is a better program? And Movie maker does not work just Movie maker 2.6, The error m …

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MOVIE MAKER – System cannot support error

i was using movie maker live. Then I downloaded windows essential 2012 & I do not have the movie maker live but just Movie Maker. Which is a better program? And Movie maker does not work just Movie maker 2.6, The error m …

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Cannot open Windows Photo Gallery

I am having trouble opening Windows Photo Gallery. When I click on it, instead it opens Windows Photo Viewer, which does not seem to have editing capabilities. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Photo Gallery, but it …

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Photo gallery can’t open this photo or image….

I use windows live photo gallery for all my pictures and videos. The other day I decided to back-up my pictures and copied them to a couple memory cards (I actually used memory cards I had from previous cell phones- Thou …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 26, 2013

Sort or arrange pics in Windows 7 version

How do I sort or arrange pictures permanently in Photo Gallery using Windows 7 Home version within a folder? In previous versions of window I could click and drag but it does not work. Please note I am referring to photo …

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facebook

i cannot download photos from facebook, keep getting windows live photo gallery - an error is preventing the photos from being displayed

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Sound But No video In WMM 2012

I've purchased a new camera and when I hocked it up to my windows 8.1 and put the video files into movie maker their will be audio but no video... Anyone have any Answers?

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 26, 2013

Are my captions lost?

There’s a question at the end of this, which is the main reason I am writing, so if you want to skip to the end and see that, feel free to do so. If you want a bit of the back story, read on. J My machine is an ASUS K55 …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 25, 2013

Default Programs/Set Associations not cooperating

Until recently, all photos in 'My Pictures' albums (and I have many) were viewable at a glance; now they are a slew of undiscernable icons. I quickly found that none of my .jpg photos would open (Photo Viewer) and tried …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 24, 2013

problems with uninstalling windows live essentials

Having a few problems and would like to uninstall windows live messenger. Find that when I try from control panel I get the message that Windows Live is not responding. Is anyone able to help me as I can't seem to find a …

Unanswered Windows Essentials Archived 0 answers Last activity: Dec 24, 2013