Windows Live Events服务将于2010年关闭
微软今年对网络服务的动作一直很大，可是仍有不少网友都谈到过live品牌下属产品混乱的问题，当然微软并没有忽视这个问题，继前几天live品牌下的几款产品宣布下线以后又一款产品宣布即将停止，Windows Live Events是一款用于组织活动的产品，不过自从Windows Live Groups发布以后很多人发现，其和Windows Live Events有很多重复之处。
此服务从今年9月起，就将不允许创建新活动，但是为了让原用户有时间备份数据（包括照片和文档等），原Live Events活动将保存到2010年，微软建议您尽早将现有活动的照片和文件进行备份。
Windows Live Events关闭以后微软建议大家使用Windows Live Calendar 来组织自己的活动，现在此项功能已经整合完成并开放使用了。如果不知如何使用请查看指导步骤
可以看出自从windows 7 进入rtm以后，微软已经将大量力量转移到live服务上面，从微软近期的动作来看很可能是在为大家期待的Wave 4 做准备。
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Windows Live Events retiring in 2010
In 2010, we’ll be retiring Windows Live Events and allow you instead to plan and manage social events all in one place through Windows Live Calendar.
Here are answers to a few questions you may have about this transition.
Q. I use Windows Live Events. What does this mean for me?
A. We understand that many of you have already been using Windows Live Events for a while, and so you may have some concerns. To make sure you have time to save any photos or files that are stored with your events, we’ll be retiring Events in phases.
Starting in early September, 2009, you won’t be able to create new events using Windows Live Events. You’ll still be able to access and edit your existing events until 2010, and we encourage you to save your photos and files from your existing events before then. Here’s how:
Saving photos
- Go to http://events.live.com and sign in with your Windows Live ID.
- Click View your events at the top of the page.
- Click the event you want to save photos from. and then click the Photos link on the left side of the event page.
- Select the photo album that you want to save, and then click More at the top of the page.
- In the More dropdown menu, click Download, and then click Download with Photo Gallery.
- Select the photos that you want to save, and then click Download.
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Saving files
- Click the SkyDrive link on the left side of each event page.
- Select the Documents folder.
- Click the specific file that you want to download.
- Click Download, and then open the file or save it to your computer.
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And here’s a video to walk you through the steps:
Video: Saving photos and files from Windows Live Events
In 2010, we’ll retire Windows Live Events entirely. At that time, you will no longer be able to get to any of your old events, and you won’t be able to download and save old event photos and videos.
Q. How can I create new events on Windows Live after Windows Live Events retires?
A. You can use Windows Live Calendar to create, plan, and manage events and invite friends and family all from one place—and you don’t need to wait for Windows Live Events to retire! You can check out these step–by-step instructions, or watch this video that shows how easy it is to create an event in Calendar:
Video: Creating an event in Windows Live Calendar
We’ll continue to update you through this blog as well as through e-mail as we get closer to the actual Events retirement date. Thanks to all of you who’ve used Windows Live Events, and we’re looking forward to creating new features in Windows Live Calendar that’ll help you plan and manage your events.
- The Windows Live team
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