One fast download… Lots of possibilities

Windows Live Essentials is a pack of applications that you can pre-install on the PCs you manufacture. With this suite, your customers can communicate with e-mail and instant messaging, share with photo and movie editing and publishing, and share their thoughts by blogging – straight out of the box, for free.
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  • Messenger: Instantly in touch

    Your customers can connect to their favorite people or groups and send IMs in a flash! With lots of ways to personalize the experience, Messenger is the ideal way to chat, play games, or share photos.

  • Photo Gallery: Organize & edit photos

    Photo Gallery makes it easy to find, fix, and share photos. It’s the best way to manage photos and then publish them to share or print online.

  • Mail: Multiple e-mail accounts – in one place

    Your customers can manage all of their e-mail accounts, including Windows Live Hotmail and third party accounts, from within Mail. Now they don’t have to log in to multiple accounts to check all their e-mail.

  • Writer: Big blogging

    Writer is a full set of tools for blogging on Windows Live Spaces and other favorite blogging sites. Not just for hard-core bloggers, its familiar feel allows anyone to tell great stories online.

  • Movie Maker: Turn memories into movies

    Movie Maker lets your customers turn their photos and videos into great-looking movies and slideshows to share online, on CD/DVD, and mobile devices.
  • Learn more about Windows Live Essentials and see how millions of others are using these tools every day.

Optional applications

  • Family Safety: Family-safe surfing, 24/7

    Parents select the web content their children see and approve who they talk to online with Hotmail, Messenger, and Windows Live Spaces. They also get helpful, easy-to-read reports of their kids’ online activity.

  • Toolbar: Online command center

    Toolbar provides one-click access to Windows Live Hotmail, Windows Live Calendar, Windows Live Photos, and other Windows Live services, no matter where your customers go on the Web.