Installing Windows Movie Maker 6.0 on Windows 7

Installing Windows Movie Maker 6.0 on Windows 7

If you are reading this, I'm going to assume you've upgraded at least one PC to Windows 7 and discovered Windows Movie Maker is no where to be found. In its place, Microsoft now offers a set of programs called "Windows Live Essentials" that must be downloaded to have these features.

Many people have tried Windows "Live" Movie Maker and complained about the lack of a traditional timeline, loss of narration ability, no view of music waveform, etc. In addition, if you have been building up a library of custom titles/transitions/effects under Windows Movie Maker 6.0 (from Vista), you've probably found you can't use these in WLMM since the rendering architecture has changed again.

The good news is you can still use the latest version of Windows Movie Maker 6.0 from Vista. You can do this manually by copying the files from a Vista machine, registering some DLLs and creating a shortcut in your start menu. Or you can just use the installers I created below:

Movie Maker 6.0 for Windows 7 (64-bit)
Movie Maker 6.0 for Windows 7 (32-bit)

There are two versions (64-bit or 32-bit) depending on the version of Windows 7 you are running. If you are unsure, go to your 'Start' menu, right-click on 'Computer' and choose 'Properties'. System type should show 64-bit or 32-bit operating system. Pick the installer that matches.