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Microsoft launches Windows Live unified installer

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As promised (or perhaps threatened), Microsoft has launched its latest effort to extend its desktop software dominance online. The company has released a "unified installer," that lets you install a bunch of Microsoft desktop and online applications all at once. It's sort of like Google Pack, but with nothing but Microsoft software.

So what do you get with the Windows Live installer? Windows Live Mail, Messenger, Photo Gallery, a browser toolbar, OneCare Family Safety, and Windows Live Writer (for blog posts, this isn't an MS Word replacement).

While the big news is that Microsoft is releasing a single package with all of these applications (or you can pick and choose), there are a few other updates included. The Windows Live Photo Gallery had previously been in closed beta. And Microsoft has also released updated versions of Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Writer.

For a bit more information, check out a video Brandon LeBlanc over at the Windows Vista Blog put together after the jump.

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Filed under: Internet, Windows, Microsoft, web 2.0

Microsoft to release Windows Live unified installer this week

Windows Live WriterThe New York Times reports that Microsoft is set to launch software this week that will more seamlessly connect the company's desktop software (like Windows), with its online services (like Windows Live Search, Mail and Spaces).

While Microsoft's competitors in the past have been desktop software makers, competition is increasingly coming online from companies like Google and Zoho.

On the one hand, Microsoft is relatively late to the web services game. On the other hand, Microsoft has a ridiculously large share of the operating system market. If the company makes it just a wee bit easier for customers to write blogs, share photos, and send email in a way that blurs the distinction between online and offline software, Microsoft could make some serious headway.

This week, Microsoft will begin offering a "Unified Installer" for Windows Live services. Download a single package, and you can install clients for Windows Live Photo Gallery, Windows Live Mail, Windows Live Messenger 8.5, Windows Live OneCare Family Safety and Windows Live Writer.

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