Windows Live Movie Maker by Windows

What is Windows Live Movie Maker?

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Overview

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How do I clean Windows Live Movie Maker?

Windows Live Movie Maker may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean Windows Live Movie Maker
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If you want to clean Windows Live Movie Maker manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There is one location in the file system where Windows Live Movie Maker stores data that can be cleaned.Additionally,Windows Live Movie Maker stores private data in six registry keys.

Registry

To clean the registry from data stored by Windows Live Movie Maker, you can use the Microsoft Registry Editor (regedit.exe) which is installed by default on all Windows operating systems. First of all, open regedit.exe by carrying out these steps:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type regedit.exe
• Hit Enter

Now use regedit.exe to delete the registry keys:

1. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows Live.
   • Click Movie Maker.
   • Right-click browseformusicdirectory in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
2. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows Live.
   • Click Movie Maker.
   • Right-click browseforpicturesdirectory in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
3. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows Live.
   • Click Movie Maker.
   • Right-click browseforprojectsdirectory in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
4. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows Live.
   • Click Movie Maker.
   • Right-click rendertofiledirectory in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
5. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows Live.
   • Click Movie Maker.
   • Right-click snapshotfiledirectory in the right pane.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.
6. • Expand HKEY_CURRENT_USER from the root of the tree in the left pane.
   • Expand Software.
   • Expand Microsoft.
   • Expand Windows Live.
   • Expand Movie Maker.
   • Right-click recent.
   • Choose Delete from the context menu.
   • Click Yes.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Windows Live Movie Maker and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system location. First of all, open a command prompt window:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type cmd
• Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Windows Live Movie Maker that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir /s %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft/Windows Live Movie Maker/*
   • Windows XP: Type dir /s %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft/Windows Live Movie Maker/*

Once you have identified the files stored by Windows Live Movie Maker that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.