Windows Essentials & Windows Live Essentials Notes: - "Live" was dropped from "Windows Live Essentials" in version 2012, however some of the individual components still contain "Live" in the name (e.g. "Windows Live Mail 2012"). - "Windows Live Mail" replaces: "Windows Mail" in Windows Vista "Outlook Express" in Windows XP Windows Essentials 2012 (Windows 7, 2008 and later) System Requirements: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/Windows-Essentials-2012-system-requirements Release Notes: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/essentials-2012-release-notes Online installer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/essentials-home Offline installer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials-install-offline-faq http://g.live.com/1rewlive5-all/en/wlsetup-all.exe Windows Live Essentials 2011 (Windows Vista) System Requirements: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/windows-live-2011-system-requirements Release Notes: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/windows-live-2011-release-notes Online installer: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=29219 Offline installer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials-install-offline-faq http://g.live.com/1rewlive4-all/en/wlsetup-all.exe Windows Live Essentials 2009 (Windows XP) System Requirements: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/windows-live-essentials-system-requirements Release Notes: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/windows-live-essentials-release-notes Online installer: http://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=3945 Offline installer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-live/essentials-install-offline-faq http://g.live.com/1rewlive3/en/wlsetup-all.exe