Windows Live Essentials 2011

With Microsoft Windows Live Essentials you get Messenger, Hotmail, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker,* and more—all in a single download. Keep in touch from your PC, phone, or the web. Send rich email, IM or video chat*, and share social updates. And with Windows Live Essentials on your PC, you can do even more with your photos, videos, and email. Windows Live Essentials is free and includes Windows Live Messenger, Photo Gallery, and Movie Maker.

The new Hotmail is all about efficiency, with practical tools that keep your inbox organized. You can even access your Microsoft Office files from inside Hotmail,* so even when you're not at work, you can stay productive. With the new Messenger you can stay in touch with the people you care about most from your PC, phone, or the web. Share photos and videos as you chat, and see the latest updates from your friends.

Photo Gallery has great tools for organizing, touching up, and sharing your photos and videos as well as creating stunning panoramas, movies, and slide shows. Publish them online and with Movie Maker, turn your photos and videos into polished movies that are easy to share. Add special effects, transitions, sound, and captions to help tell your story in style. And if you have several PCs or if you are travelling a lot, Windows Live Mesh allows you to keep photos and documents in sync between your computers, and on SkyDrive. You can connect remotely to all of the files and programs on your PCs. And much more ...