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What version of movie maker and how can I get it back?

I had a version of movie maker, not blue, and it had the ability to change the duration of photos & audio for each photo. What I did not like was not being able to randomize the transitions. I updated and lost the old ve …

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Movie Maker audio issues family dvds

Hello. I am trying to isolate clips off a dvd that was burned from an old family VHS tape. On the computer the dvd plays fine with my regular player but when I open it in movie maker the audio is choppy and out of synch …

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People Tags

I've used the People Tags feature in Windows Live Photo Gallery. I initially tagged someone as "Aunt Sally", and also "Sally Smith". Later, I merged both people tags into "Sally Smith", but "Aunt Sally" still appears in …

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Problems with exported movie sound quality

When I play the movie that I have saved and sent to a folder, the sound quality is terrible. it seems like there is static and a screeching sound going on all through out the video. What can I do to fix it? When I play t …

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error message 4102 error id 0x8DE00001

Unable to send or receive my Live mail. I receive the above error message. I originally did have a stuck forward email from an added ATT email (but live was still working) I deleted that email, and removed the account. I …

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Windows Live Writer Crash when open some files.

I want to repost some of my blogs to another wordpress blog. Most of these files can be open and posted successfully, But some of them can not. BTW, My OS is windows 8.1 pro. Here is a section of the log files. ========= …

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Photo gallery shuts down when I use it

Greetings! I am using windows 8.1. When I click on the photo gallery tile, the gallery opens, but closes within just a few seconds. I've tried everything, including system restore with no luck. Anyone know how to fix thi …

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PowerPoint Conection

How can I upload a Powerpoint with all the transitions and animations into movie maker?

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Movie Maker

I am trying to make a dvd using windows 7 from a camcorder. One of them is a Samsung Digital 800x records to a MINI DV CASSETTE. The other is a older RCA which records to a 8MM HS tape. Bought a Diamond Multimedia One To …

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movie maker 2012 will not play video clips

We recently upgraded to movie maker 2012 on a dell laptop running windows 7. Movie maker 2011 had worked fine but 2012 will not run any video clip form any disc location. It appears to have crashed before and opens each …

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Movie Maker

I've been using Movie Maker without problems w Windows 7. Then when my computer automatically updated my windows, I now only have audio but see a black screen. It can't be a video card problem 'cos it was working fine be …

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Movie Maker black screen issue

I've been using Movie Maker without problems w Windows 7. Then when my computer automatically updated my windows, I now only have audio but see a black screen. It can't be a video card problem 'cos it was working fine be …

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