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Microsoft has released a new update for "Windows Live Essentials 2011" (Wave 4) suite in 48 languages.
According to Microsoft, this minor release includes numerous updates across all of the programs in the Essential package, including Windows Live Messenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Family Safety, Writer, and Mesh. In the coming weeks, Windows Vista SP2 and Windows 7 users will receive a notification prompting them to upgrade to the new version. Since this release contains critical fixes for the Essentials package, in a few months, the update will become required for all users.
You can download the new updated version using following links:
Direct Download Link (Online Installer)
Direct Download Link (Offline Installer) (205 MB)
Homepage (To download setup for other available languages)
Windows Live Essentials is a suite of free programs from Microsoft to help you stay in touch with the people you care about most and do more with Windows on your PC. You can edit and share photos and personal videos, manage your email and calendar, publish to your blog, access your files on multiple computers, and help keep your kids safer online. It's all in one download, and it's all free.
Windows Live Essentials includes Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Mail, Writer, Family Safety, Windows Live Mesh, Bing Bar, Messenger Companion, Microsoft Silverlight, and Outlook Connector Pack. You can install just a few of these programs or all of Windows Live Essentials.
Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 requires Windows Vista or 7, and is available in 48 languages including English, French, Dutch, Japanese, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, German and Russian.
Following link contains official download links for full offline installer of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4 in all available languages:
Official Links to Download “Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Wave 4)” Full Standalone Offline Installer
This article was posted by VG in following section: Software, Windows Live.
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AKLP
There were tabbed chats in messenger plus for ages :/
All they managed to do is turn msn into facebook
Davo
I knew MSN plus had tabbed chats, but to me, they weren't appealing. In the leaked versions of WLM 2011 I saw that they looked quite nice... But that's in my opinion.
The Social side to WLM 2011... They need to improve the Facebook thingies, so that the pages you join or "like" don't post random crap on your home page. i.e. Check out your "home.live.com" and add Facebook to the services or something like that, and you'll see that pages you join can post and is viewable via MSN. To me... That's just ugly. Haha, all I want is my friends' info and etc.
Still can't wait though. I hope they update MSN plus too because everyone uses it and unless I set the contact names to show their First and Last names... I'm gonna be seeing these #C3240345 crap or something in their name/pm.
Jason Yip
The release might take a while LOL
Someone
Great! Can't Wait!
Carlos
Finally, thanks!
Oskr
hey, anyone knows how to change the nick?
Jason Yip
Does anyone know how to ONLY install windows live sync and not even update messenger?
Cahya
It seems yet still doesn't support "read more" tag on blogspot - cmiiw.
Someone
This is great! Especially Windows Live Movie Maker.
netbox
I hope they update the Windows Live Writer too for blogger users.