Cant Install Windows Live Messenger (msn)

I clickd on a link from a friend in an msn/windows live messenger
conversation which turned out to be a virus type thing, so i deleted Windows
Live Messenger and Changed the Password on my Comp and hotmail acount. then
proceeded to download Windows Live Mesenger but it said i already have it. so
ive searched my computer and it dosnt appear to be there at all?
anyone know whats up here??

Greetings Jaimie,

If you manually delete Messenger by just deleting the folder (or something similar), Windows
will still consider it installed.

You can use ZapMessenger to quickly solve this and then reinstall at your leisure:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/zapmessenger.asp

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
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"Jaimie R" <Jaimie > wrote in message
news:1C00291F-BAFB-4DEF-9549-...
> I clickd on a link from a friend in an msn/windows live messenger
> conversation which turned out to be a virus type thing, so i deleted Windows
> Live Messenger and Changed the Password on my Comp and hotmail acount. then
> proceeded to download Windows Live Mesenger but it said i already have it. so
> ive searched my computer and it dosnt appear to be there at all?
> anyone know whats up here??

ahh thank you for your help. i shall remember that for future reference. a
friend helped me with the problem in the end, i finally found where it was to
uninstall, it was called windows live essentials, which is why i was unable
to find it to uninstall it.
Cheers

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Jaimie,
>
> If you manually delete Messenger by just deleting the folder (or something similar), Windows
> will still consider it installed.
>
> You can use ZapMessenger to quickly solve this and then reinstall at your leisure:
> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/zapmessenger.asp
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
> --
>
>
> "Jaimie R" <Jaimie > wrote in message
> news:1C00291F-BAFB-4DEF-9549-...
> > I clickd on a link from a friend in an msn/windows live messenger
> > conversation which turned out to be a virus type thing, so i deleted Windows
> > Live Messenger and Changed the Password on my Comp and hotmail acount. then
> > proceeded to download Windows Live Mesenger but it said i already have it. so
> > ive searched my computer and it dosnt appear to be there at all?
> > anyone know whats up here??
>
>
> .
>

Hi,

Ah, you didn't actually remove anything, you just couldn't find it (it is pretty silly where
they have it now). No need to ZapMessenger anything then, the Live Essentials installer is
technically the "correct way".

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
(c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
--


"Jaimie R" <> wrote in message
news:9A329EB5-B510-459B-9628-...
> ahh thank you for your help. i shall remember that for future reference. a
> friend helped me with the problem in the end, i finally found where it was to
> uninstall, it was called windows live essentials, which is why i was unable
> to find it to uninstall it.
> Cheers
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Greetings Jaimie,
>>
>> If you manually delete Messenger by just deleting the folder (or something similar),
>> Windows
>> will still consider it installed.
>>
>> You can use ZapMessenger to quickly solve this and then reinstall at your leisure:
>> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/zapmessenger.asp
>>
>> --
>> Jonathan Kay
>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
>> (c) 2009 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation
>> --
>>
>>
>> "Jaimie R" <Jaimie > wrote in message
>> news:1C00291F-BAFB-4DEF-9549-...
>> > I clickd on a link from a friend in an msn/windows live messenger
>> > conversation which turned out to be a virus type thing, so i deleted Windows
>> > Live Messenger and Changed the Password on my Comp and hotmail acount. then
>> > proceeded to download Windows Live Mesenger but it said i already have it. so
>> > ive searched my computer and it dosnt appear to be there at all?
>> > anyone know whats up here??
>>
>>
>> .
>>