Downloaded the installer from the MS site, but when I try and run it, it hangs at 41%, then kicks out the following error message: Error: 0x80040705 Source: dotNet40).

Oddly, OneDrive did manage to install, but not any of the others. Weird, right?

Any suggestions?

Also I should mention I recently did a reinstall of Win7, and apparently Windows Essentials did not come along for the ride, which is why I have to re-install it. I searched the x86 folder and there's no Windows Essentials folder there. I only mention that because so many of the sites I've been to in my search for a solution to this problem, want to send me to the x86 folder to delete previous the previous Windows Essentials folder. And finally, the form below makes me choose one product, so I chose movie maker because that is the one I use most, but I'm also trying to get Writer, if that makes any difference.