Windows MovieMaker

50Twuncle

I am trying to discover whether Windows MovieMaker will operate on Windows 10 /64 ...
I understand that MS are going to offer a superior version called "Story Remix" in the autumn update - but I need it now - is there any safe repository where the original can still be obtained ?

Le_Kirk

Fourth link in Google. It states it can be used with Windows 10 but I haven't tried it.

50Twuncle

Le_Kirk wrote: »

Fourth link in Google. It states it can be used with Windows 10 but I haven't tried it.

I assume that you mean Download.com ?
I will not use that site - it is a known unsafe source and in any case - is that a genuine MS download ?

Jivesinger

One original download link to the Windows Live installer was:
http://g.live.com/1rewlive5-all/en/wlsetup-all.exe
But it has been removed by Microsoft sometime earlier this year.

However you could used something like the 'Wayback Machine' to go back and get a copy of that file from before then. This is from 5 January 2017:
https://web.archive.org/web/20170105093023/http://g.live.com/1rewlive5-all/en/wlsetup-all.exe

Movie Maker certainly works with Windows 10. I saw some people did report some errors when installing, but also reported that if they ignored the errors, it continued to work OK.

Of course it's out of support and I've an idea that Windows Live includes components which may have some risk attached - something like an old SQL Server version component, although I might be wrong on that.

Laz123

Or you could use another good free editor like VSDC Free Video Editor http://www.videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor

Jivesinger

Me wrote: »

Of course it's out of support and I've an idea that Windows Live includes components which may have some risk attached - something like an old SQL Server version component, although I might be wrong on that.

I thought I'd try it, and if you install the Movie Maker/ Photo Gallery option from that Live Essentials installer, it installs Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition.

SQL Server 2005 is out of support, and as server products are perhaps more complex beasts with more vulnerabilities than most software (although I admit I'm not sure if the Compact edition is quite so vulnerable), I'm guessing this is why Microsoft have been deliberately removing the Live Essentials installer from their sites.

50Twuncle

So is it possible to install movie maker on Win 10 / 64 ?

Jivesinger

50Twuncle wrote: »

So is it possible to install movie maker on Win 10 / 64 ?

I've been using it in Win 10/64 for ages.
But on a clean install (in a VM with 1703) it seems to install and run on a quick test. I've not tried to make a movie there though.