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Windows Live Provides Functions Axed from Windows 7 By Florian Oertel October 27, 2009 7:25AM     Windows Live tweaks should make is easier to recognize incorrect input addresses in the contact list. It also only takes one click to save attachments as zip files onto the hard drive. Anyone who uses Live Mail along with e-mail services from Google or AOL can automatically save stored addresses from those systems into his Microsoft mailbox.   Related Topics Microsoft Windows 7 Windows Live Operating System Enterprise Software Latest News Plasma-TV Ban Could Be Costly Barnes & Noble Nook Is Delayed Flat PC Shipments Hurt Dell's Stock Ballmer Says Windows 7 Sales Good New Pogoplug 'Cloud' Gets Social Movie Maker, Messenger and Mail are just some of the functions that did not make it into the Windows 7 operating system, [which was recently released]. But that doesn't mean computer users have to learn to live without them. Windows Live, a free package of those programs and more can either be downloaded or accessed via a browser. As an added bonus, Microsoft has managed to fine-tune some of those functions. "We tried to keep the operating system slim, that's why we put these over into Windows Live," explains Oliver Blanchard, responsible for programming services at Microsoft's operations in Germany. Other programs that did not make the cut for Windows 7 include photo processing systems, the blog program Live Writer, the toolbar and family safety software that lets parents block their child's access to certain content. Downloading the programs is accomplished via a link in Windows 7. It just takes a few clicks to finish the job, says Blanchard. Setting it up this way saves customers from having to search on Google and perhaps ending up at sites that demand money for the free functions. "It's best to download from the source -- from Bill," advises Georg Tryba of the Consumer Centre of the German state of North-Rhine Westphalia, referring to Microsoft founder Bill Gates. "Downloading the Live program is no problem for the average Windows user," says Andreas Sauerland of Computer Bild, a German computer magazine. "That runs via a web installer and is finished in a little less than half an hour." In general, Sauerland says he's OK with hiving off the software into Live. "The extra icons in Windows haven't bothered me yet, but that's a question of taste." It means the computer user now has the option to choose which functions he wants for the operating system and which he can live without. It's possible to pass on Windows Live entirely. In Sauerland's opinion, that wouldn't mean missing out on much. "The programs aren't without competition. There are good photo programs and messenger functions for free elsewhere." But he adds there is not much comparison when it comes to quality, practicality and security . "I'm a fan of Windows Live, because I think it's comfortable." For example, he finds Live Writer to be a reliable option for blogging. But hiving off these programs into Windows Live does not automatically mean an update for most of the software. The next major release of the package will be in the spring of 2010, says Blanchard, well after the online release of the current version, Wave 3, earlier this spring. (continued...) 1  |  2  |  Next Page >   © 2009 Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) under contract with MarketWatch. All rights reserved.   Advertisement  Enterprise Software 1.   Office 2010 Integrates with the Web 2.   Microsoft Releases Multiple Betas 3.   Salesforce Makes Business Social 4.   IE9 Likely To Access PC Hardware 5.   Windows Azure Ready To Live in Cloud Firefox Revived the Browser Market Microsoft's IE dominance was broken. Average Rating: The 800-Pound Call Center Gorilla Broadsoft innovates, rolls out products. Average Rating: Juniper Outlines a 'New Network' CEO Johnson calls networks the hub. Average Rating:

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