Following a tip here<\/a>, I tried copying the Movie Maker folder from Vista to Windows 7. To my surprise, it seems to work fine (though I have not tested all the features). The screenshot shows the Windows Vista version in front, and the cut-down Windows 7 version behind; you can run them side by side.<\/p>\n The reason for my surprise is that many applications require registration of COM components or other setup magic before they will run (though see update below).<\/p>\n If in fact the Vista version works, what are the implications? Has Microsoft actually tweaked Windows 7 so that Vista Movie Maker will run? If so, that\u2019s odd since the in-place upgrade actually removes it. And why is Microsoft making us install a beta as part of Live Experience, if the old one works OK and would at least tide us over?<\/p>\n Those who do not want to risk the Vista version can download a proper installer for Movie Maker 2.6 here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Update<\/strong>: according to this post<\/a> you do also have to register some DLLs to get full functionality \u2013 a batch file is provided.<\/p>\n As time allows, I\u2019m upgrading various machines to Windows 7 using the RTM bits and will be blogging points of interest. One of them is Movie Maker. As I previously noted, the Windows 7 Movie Maker (which is a separate download as part of the \u201cLive Essentials\u201d, and currently in beta, is a disappointment compared … Continue reading Running Vista Movie Maker in Windows 7<\/span> ![](\"http:\/\/www.itwriting.com\/images\/mm-vista-w7.png\")
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