* Windows Live Family Safety is also installed for Windows 7 users only, as Windows 8 has built-in family safety functionalities.
Windows Live Mesh and SkyDrive:
If you have Windows Live Mesh installed, it will automatically be removed if you install the new Movie Maker or Photo Gallery (available as part of Windows Essentials 2012).
Microsoft SkyDrive will be installed in place of Windows Live Mesh. To sync folders from the cloud to all of your PCs, you will need to install SkyDrive on all of your PCs or Macs.
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What's new in Windows Essentials 2012 (16.4.3503.728)
- Windows Essentials 2012 also dropped the "Windows Live" branding from the installer itself, as well as from programs such as Photo Gallery and Movie Maker, which have been branded Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Movie Maker respectively
- Photo Gallery and Movie Make: These two programs have also received several updates and enhancements since their 2011 release, including video stabilization, waveform visualizations, new narration tracks, audio emphasizing, default save as H.264 format, and enhanced text effects for Movie Maker; as well as Auto Collage integration and addition of Vimeo as a publishing partner for Photo Gallery.
Note: No significant changes or re-branding were made in this release for other programs such as Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail, and Windows Live Writer.
Details about the new features in Movie Maker and Photo Gallery are available in Introducing the New Windows Photo Gallery and Movie Maker
System requirements
Windows Live Essentials requires the following:
- Operating system: 32- or 64-bit version of Windows 7, or 32- or 64-bit version of Windows 8 Release Preview, or Windows Server 2008 R2
- Processor: 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 support. SSE2 is supported on Pentium 4 processors or newer, and AMD K8 processors or newer.
- Memory: 1 GB of RAM or higher
- Resolution: 1024 × 576 minimum
- Internet connection: Internet functionality requires dial-up or broadband Internet access (provided separately). Local or long-distance charges may apply.
- Graphics card: Windows Movie Maker requires a graphics card that supports DirectX 9 or higher and Shader Model 2 or higher.
- Windows Photo Gallery and Movie Maker: require some features of DirectX 9, which might be installed for you if they're not found on your computer.
- Messenger: video chat requires a webcam, a microphone, speakers or a headset, and high-speed Internet access. HD video chat requires a compatible HD webcam and a 2.0 GHz or higher processor. HD webcams might also have additional system requirements.
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