Windows Live Essentials
Messenger
Send instant messages to contacts or groups, play games, share pictures as you chat, and see what's new with people you know.
Mail
With Windows Live Mail on your desktop, you can access multiple e-mail accounts in one program, plus your calendar, newsgroups, and feeds. And it's part of Windows Live, so you can view your calendar online, and see when Messenger contacts are available to chat.
Photo Gallery
Easily edit, view, organize, and share your favorite photos. You can also tag people in photos, stitch photos together into panoramas, and more.
Movie Maker Beta
Add and arrange video clips and photos, add a soundtrack, preview your movie, and them publish it to one of several popular video sites.
Writer
Create great-looking blog posts, including photos, videos, maps, events, and tags, and publish them to almost any blog service-Windows Live, WordPress, Blogger, Live Journal, TypePad, and many more.
Family Safety
Help keep your kids safer online. With Family Safety, you decide how your kids experience the Internet. You can block or allow certain websites and contacts, and monitor where your kids are going online.
Microsoft Office Outlook Connector
With Outlook Connector, you can use OUtlook 2003 or Outlook 2007 to access and manage your Windows Live Hotmail or Office Live Mail accounts, including e-mail messages, calendar and contacts for free!
Microsoft Office Live Add-in
Save your documents online for free. The Office Live Add-in for Microsoft Office lets you open and save documents directly from Word, Excel, and PowerPoint to your online workspace.
Toolbar
Add Windows Live Toolbar to Windows Internet Explorer and get quick, at-a-glance access to your Windows Live Hotmail, calendar, photos, and more.
