As a total newb back then, I contacted JonnyBravo and started a conversation with him regarding which movie editor I should buy. Going from WinXP Pro to Windows 7 was a nice move, except that the free MovieMaker in XP was replaced with MovieMaker Live, which I never got used to.
I ended up getting the 30 day trial of Sony Vegas 9 and made this video with a pile of test renders that were on their way to the Recycle Bin. By the time I finished uploading it to YouTube, Sony had my money and Vegas was mine! Vegas is now developed by Magix and is a very powerful, yet easy to learn movie maker solution, though I've now switch to DaVinci Resolve.
Ladies and Gentlemen, test clips of a newbie - Just for Fun, by a very green Dartanbeck