Each of the five core services is built to integrate with the others to make it easy for customers to get things done and stay connected online. While every service in the suite can help you accomplish a specific task, the combination of services and the way that they interconnect is what distinguishes Windows Live.

Key OEM Benefits:

• Strong Consumer Demand
  • Consumers expect applications like Mail, Messenger, and Photo Gallery to be preinstalled and ready to use on every Windows PC.
  • Windows Live has global reach, with more than 367 million product downloads in less than a year.
  • It’s free to end users and OEMs.
• Differentiation
  • Windows Live provides an integrated PC-Web-mobile experience that competes with the best in the market.
• Platform to Extend Services
  • Extensibility options in Windows Live allow OEMs to extend their own or third-party services.
  • Configuration options in the OEM Preinstallation Kit (OPK) support search and home page deals with other vendors.

To download the system builder resources for Windows Live Essentials—including the Windows Live Essentials OPK—you must be enrolled in the Microsoft Partner Program. Enroll now.

The OPK is a valuable tool for system builders. It will help you:

• Save time by automating preinstallation.
• Provide flexibility in choosing preinstallation methods based on DVDs, networking, USB flash drives, or imaging.
• Preinstall software programs on the systems you build.
• Preinstall drivers for devices that don't have built-in support in the operating system.
• Customize the preinstallation with branding, technical support information, and customized applications.
• Test preinstalled computers without interrupting the preinstallation process.

The OPK is included free with each 3-pack or 30-pack. It’s also available for download by Registered Members of the Microsoft Partner program.

Through the Windows Logo Program, you create demand for your Windows Vista-based products. Start now and take the lead to certify your software and hardware with the Windows Vista logo.

The Windows Logo Program allows you to:

• Learn how to build quality Windows Vista products.
• Learn how to qualify your hardware and software for the Windows Vista logo.
• Let your customers know that your products deliver the promise of a great computing experience.

From business planning to customer retention, the Microsoft Partner Program offers:

• A single, integrated partnering framework that recognizes your expertise
• Rewards you for the total impact that you have in the technology marketplace
• Delivers value to help your business succeed

When you become a Registered Member of the Microsoft Partner Program you get free, exclusive system builder resources!

Learn more about the Microsoft Partner Program.