Windows 7 has moved many tools out of the OS and into a free download. How do they measure up? Let me say at the outset: I never liked Outlook Express. Never. The feature difference between Outlook ...

Microsoft released Windows Live Essentials 2011, a set of free downloadable applications tied to Windows 7 and Windows Vista that the company said would allow users to organize their e-mail, ...

The new Windows Live Essentials beta will be available for public testing starting Thursday, according to Microsoft. A collection of free Web-oriented applications and services for Windows Vista and ...

Although Microsoft announced the beta for its new-and-improved Windows Live services on December 2, it took Redmond a few more weeks to make good on that announcement. As of yesterday, the beta was ...

Microsoft's latest all-in-one pack of essential apps is out, including Messenger, Mail client, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery, Writer and more... The new Windows Live Messenger is the highlight of this ...

Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials 2011, is ready for prime time. Microsoft announced Thursday it’s consumer focused suite of free applications, has moved from testing mode (beta) to the final ...

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Live Mesh users, read the Windows Essentials 2012 fine print. Microsoft is doing what some had feared in latest services bundle -- replacing it with SkyDrive, which still doesn't offer the same set of ...

The final version of Windows Live Essentials 2011 was released today. It's a solid release and a welcome update, though not without its flaws.

According to a blog posted by Robert Stein and the LiveSide.net Web site, beta testers are being solicited for Windows Live Essentials. "Windows Live Essentials is a simple way to get a set of these ...

Online services like Hotmail and "Essentials" like Windows Live Photo Gallery will get an update, but the downloadable programs won't run on Windows XP. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried ...

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