Does your family spend lots of time online? Windows Live™ tools help you get connected with family and friends, create you own website, search, and more. This new set of services brings your online world together — the information you need, the people you care about, and powerful protection — all at your fingertips. Windows Live products include: Windows Live Messenger, Windows Live Mail Beta, Windows Live Search, Windows Live Spaces and Windows Live OneCare.

• Windows Live Messenger
• Windows Live Mail Beta
• Windows Live Search
• Windows Live Spaces
• Window Live Onecare

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Windows Live Messenger

Communicate instantly

With this new generation of MSN Messenger, you can start a conversation or call your friend's PC and enable full screen, full motion video calling. Get easy access to family and friends via your contact list, emoticons, and instant access to their Windows Live Space. Share online or offline- photos, video and documents using the Sharing Folders tool. Start a conversation by typing, by talking via microphone or in person via video with your webcam. Best of all, you can download Messenger for free!

Windows Live Mail Beta

Send e-mail from anywhere!

Windows Live Mail Beta is fast, simple and safe. Get organized easily with drag and drop functionality. Start e-mailing quickly with the ability to right-click on any message to reply, delete and forward. Preview messages without reloading or leaving your inbox. Protect your inbox with security tools that block junk e-mail and protect against phishing. Your free account comes with 2GB of storage for mail and attachments.

Live Search

Search the internet with ease

Live Search is simple, precise and uniquely yours. Choose what type of information you want to search — the web, news, content feeds, maps, imagesetc. to make your search you own. Get results from your searches with Instant Answers. Try a search of innovative 3D maps or dynamic images. Why not create your own search engine with Macros? Live Search is also supported by mobile devices, such as cellphones and PDAs, so you can search while on the go.

Windows Live Spaces

Make your own web page

Create your own online space with Windows Live Spaces. Start a blog or hobby site to share with family and friends. Share your latest adventures with photos — up to 500 a month! Personalize your space with unique colours and themes, and stay in touch via Windows Live Messenger or Windows Live Mail right from your own page.

Windows Live OneCare

Protect your PC

Windows Live OneCare is an all-in-one protection package for your PC. It includes a firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware, anti-phishing, back-ups, and tune-ups?to help keep your PC running fast and clean. If your computer is on, OneCare is on, running quietly in the background to help keep you safe. OneCare regularly updates itself to keep up with new Internet threats.

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