Morash
02-11-2012, 01:01 PM
Windows 7 - Missing Applets
Windows 7 installs quickly and takes up less hard drive space than you might expect,
But in part that's down to cheating - Mail, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and other applets are no longer bundled with a standard Windows installation.
Instead you must download the programs you need from the Windows Live Essentials site.
Installing Live Essentials will also get you potentially unnecessary extras, though,
Like an ActiveX control to help in uploading files to Windows Live SkyDrive.
And the Windows Live Sign-In Assistant, which can be useful if you want to switch between multiple Windows Live accounts.
If you have only one Windows Live account, and no plans to use Live SkyDrive, then these can safely be removed from the Control Panel Uninstall A Program applet.
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/Morash00/Applets.jpg
TAKE YOUR PICK: You can install as many, or as few of the Live Essentials programs as you like.
Windows 7 installs quickly and takes up less hard drive space than you might expect,
But in part that's down to cheating - Mail, Movie Maker, Photo Gallery and other applets are no longer bundled with a standard Windows installation.
Instead you must download the programs you need from the Windows Live Essentials site.
Installing Live Essentials will also get you potentially unnecessary extras, though,
Like an ActiveX control to help in uploading files to Windows Live SkyDrive.
And the Windows Live Sign-In Assistant, which can be useful if you want to switch between multiple Windows Live accounts.
If you have only one Windows Live account, and no plans to use Live SkyDrive, then these can safely be removed from the Control Panel Uninstall A Program applet.
http://i1093.photobucket.com/albums/i430/Morash00/Applets.jpg
TAKE YOUR PICK: You can install as many, or as few of the Live Essentials programs as you like.