Hi Montezuma,
I've been in the Hesketh Arms in the past but don't live near to it, never have, I'm t'other side of Preston but know a few Southport folk.
I am really really struggling to find a decent - and free - replacement for WMM but there's nothing so simple and intuitive.
I have rejected several and am almost at the point of giving up. Seriously considering buying Adobe.
I edit our holiday videos and photos into .wmv format, usually 3 or 4 mins but maybe up to 10, and compile them onto a DVD.
I use Windows DVD Maker for that on an old Win7 laptop - another excellent software that's impossible to replace.