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Windows Live Photo Gallery
SOFTWARE
By Mary Branscombe
It’s tempting to remember older software as being better and more reliable than newer tools, with their constant redesigns and updates. Do the Live Essentials tools still hold up?
Microsoft keeps resetting its photo-editing tools. Every new version seems to drop useful features and become less reliable.
Read the full story in our Plus Newsletter (21.26.0, 2024-06-24).
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Mandatory Windows Live Messenger update starting today
If you use an older version of Windows Live Messenger, you’re going to get an update.
From the Windows Live Blog:
If you are using Windows Live Essentials on Windows XP, or are still using a pre-2011 version of Windows Live Essentials (including Messenger), starting this week, you’ll see a required update that is rolling out in all 48 languages. This minor update to Windows Live Messenger and the other Windows Live Essentials programs includes a set of important security updates, performance improvements, targeted bug fixes, and some other, minor changes.