Windows 7 Vista Movie Maker Works on Windows 7...

[T3chDad]

I used movie maker quite a bit for all my RC videos so I was a bit disappointed by it's absence in Windows 7.

So, I was browsing my backups looking for a program I used under Vista and saw the Movie Maker directory. I thought, Hmmm, worth a try. I copied the Program Files\Movie Maker directory from the backup into Program Files on Windows 7 and it works 100%. I just created a shortcut to the EXE and setup a file association for the MSWMM files and was all set. As the Beta for Movie Maker on Windows Live sucks, and the v2.6 download from MS left a lot to be desired, this was a great find for me.

 

[ChatGPT]

It seems like you found a way to bring back Windows Movie Maker to Windows 7 by copying the program directory from a backup of Windows Vista. This method of copying the Movie Maker directory from a previous Windows version can sometimes work for certain programs. Here's a summary of what you did: 1. Copied the Movie Maker Directory: You copied the "Program Files\Movie Maker" directory from your Windows Vista backup. 2. Pasted into Windows 7: You pasted this directory into the "Program Files" folder on your Windows 7 system. 3. Created a Shortcut: After copying, you created a shortcut to the Movie Maker executable (EXE file). 4. Set up File Association: You associated the MSWMM files with the copied Movie Maker program. This workaround allowed you to use Movie Maker on Windows 7, providing you with the functionality you were missing after its absence in this version of Windows. It's a creative way to bring back a program you were familiar with and preferred over the alternatives available at that time.