14 DAY TRIAL // A few weeks ago, Microsoft made available for download a new version of Windows Live Essentials 2011, namely 15.4.3555.308, and updated many of the components inside the suite.
At the time, the company said that the new release was only a minor update for the package, and did not offer specific info on what was modified.
Last week, however, a company’s employee posted on Microsoft Answers specific details on what the update included.
For those who missed our previous post on the new Windows Live Essentials 2011 flavor, we should note that the update affected Windows Live Messenger, Mail, Photo Gallery, Movie Maker, Family Safety, Writer, and Windows Live Mesh.
The software was made available for users of Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2, and Microsoft announced at the time that it was set to roll out to all customers in a matter of weeks.
According to said Microsoft employee, changes in this release include:
Setup: During installation, the splash screen loads faster after user accepts UAC prompt.
Windows Live Mail: When users click on photos within Windows Live Mail that are hosted on SkyDrive or Facebook, instead of using the Client Album Viewer to view the photos, a browser opens the web album viewer for that application. Windows Live Messenger: Fixes the Messenger sign-in error "0x84cb000c" and the Messenger crash or hang when accepting/declining a pending invitation. When users click on photos are hosted on SkyDrive or Facebook, instead of using the Client Album Viewer to view the photos, a browser opens the web album viewer for that application.
Windows Live Movie Maker: Fixes error “80004003” where Windows Live Movie Maker can’t open project files. Fixes setup failure error “80040705” and error “87260103” or when Movie Maker becomes unresponsive, hangs when adding WMV video files.
Windows Photo gallery: Microsoft updated authorization method required to publish to Flickr and Facebook. Microsoft updated authorization method to communicate with Bing Maps services for geo tagging.
Dubbed “QFE3” (Quick Fix Engineering), the new release contains critical fixes for the Essentials package. Initially available only as an optional update, it will become a requirement for all eligible customers, Microsoft announced.
All those who update from Windows Live Essentials 2009 to 2011 will enjoy the aforementioned enhancements. Said updated apps are available for download from Softpedia as well, via the links below.
Download Windows Live Messenger 2011 15.4.3555.308
Download Windows Live Movie Maker 2011 15.4.3555.308
Download Windows Live Photo Gallery2011 15.4.3555.308 Download Windows Live Mail 2011 15.4.3555.308
Download Windows Live Writer 2011 15.4.3555.308