Despite Windows Live Essentials’ association with Windows 7 (it will be integrated into the forthcoming OS if you download and install it), you do not have to run Windows 7 to use Live Applications.

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 ...

Until then, check out the Windows Live Essentials apps online and download just the apps you want to use. JG, I hope you’ve continued reading the blog and will give Windows Live Mail running on ...

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.

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 ...

Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials, a suite of free Internet-centric apps, is about to get a major upgrade in a few weeks, following the company’s announcement of its revamped Hotmail service.

Windows Live Essentials includes Messenger, Mail, Writer, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Toolbar and Family Safety. Live users will find Windows Live People ready to go as well.

Microsoft has posted the first public beta of Windows Live Essentials Wave 4. The suite includes Messenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Writer, Family Safety, Sync, and the Bing Bar.

Movie Maker 2011 is part of Microsoft’s Windows Live Essentials pack; you can choose to install all of the bundled software, or you can opt to pick and choose apps. It’s designed to help you ...