Question about Outlook Express

Hi,

I'm working on a laptop for a friend who requires Windows Essentials 2012 and all it's components, e.g. Windows Photo Gallery etc.

None of these components are already installed on this Acer laptop which is running Windows 7 Starter.  Any photos on this laptop are being opened with Photo Viewer but he would prefer Photo Gallery and to possibly use Live Mail.

I have tried the relevant download link on the Microsoft website here:

 http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/essentials

but after clicking on the purple "Download Now" link, the laptop does not respond at all. The download does not commence, there is no error, nothing.

I tried to download Photo Gallery separately but the same result.

There is no indication that the site pop ups are blocked.

I have also tried downloading by specifically clicking on the correct language:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/download-windows-essentials#wetabs=we2012

I am also unable to download Windows Media Player.

I can install programs from other sites. The problem seems to only relate to Microsoft programs.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thank you.

I really hate that "Unread emails" folder is not under the "Inbox" folder.  I have found that if I have the "Inbox" folder open I can actually miss new e-mails as they only show up in the "Unread emails" folder.  this suggests that I actually have TWO "Inbox" folders which is ridiculous!  There should ONLY be one "Inbox" folder with an "Unread emails" folder and a "Read emails" as sub-folders under it.

This drives me nuts as now I feel that I have to be checking both the "Inbox" folder and the "Unread emails" folder to make sure I don't miss an e-mail.

FYI - 

* Conversations is set to "Off"

* Filters is set to "Show All Messages"

Thanks

Sorry folks, I see a lot of discussion, complaints, speculation surrounding Photo Gallery, and I am probably talking about the Windows Live Photo Gallery (WLPG), the one that is part of Windows Essentials - I think that is the one my wife was using on Windows 7.

I am specifically interested in Microsoft's plans for this program/product in the future -- and more specifically, I am interested in the future of thousands of TAGGED pictures..

My wife has over 40K pictures on her machine -- and she has spent countless hours, days, months, etc. tagging these pictures.  No, she hasn't done all 40K pictures, but she has tagged many thousands of them.

She did so at my instance - my instance that we use a photo editing (tagging) program that will be around in the future - one that we could always count on being there - one that will always be compatible -- i.e. not some cheap 3rd party photo editing program that may not be there a few years from now -- in other words, use a quality program from a quality company that you know will be around for years and years to come.

So, I guess you know where this is heading.  Is the Windows Photo Gallery product going to be around for years and years to come.  The last time I checked, the last product release was WLPG 2012 -- OK, that's 4 years ago now (well, OK make it 3) -- but the point is, why isn't there a WLPG 2015 or 2016.  From what I can tell, Microsoft has been mum on the future of this product (other than speculation here on this board).  I don't even know if there is any support for the product aside from this Community board.

And FRANKLY, again, what I am interested in is the tagging features and support -- the feature I want to survive through the ages.  I can get lots of photo editing programs, but the foundation of archiving pictures is the new accepted way by tagging (eliminating the need for all of the duplicate pictures I have because I used to organize all of my pictures by folders).  I dissuaded my wife from using the Oracle Photoshop Elements tagging features because it means we will be tied to Photoshop Elements forever (not too bad, but I have to pay for it) and convinced her to use the Windows Photo Gallery product BECAUSE it will be there with Windows forever and it is free (and a good product).

So did I go wrong.  Has Microsoft let me down.  Did countless hours of tagging thousands of pictures go down the drain.  And one last question - is any of the tagging portable across other photo programs - I.e. is there a tagging standard, paper, protocol or some interchange format that ever body is using.

But can anyone answer the Photo Gallery future (FOR SURE, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER).

ron in round rock

I have an ASUS notebook that originally had

Windows 8.1 OS.   After upgrading to 10 I needed to start using Windows Defender for protection of my computer.  I thought to myself "why pay for protection when Windows 10 is so self sufficient"?  how come McAfee is always popping up and saying "I'm at risk?