Greetings Fawa,
Well one thing you can try is letting Messenger re-generate the dynamic backgrounds to see
what happens.
To do so, sign out of Messenger and head over to the following folder;
On XP:
\Documents and Settings\username\Local
Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Messenger\LiveID\ObjectStore\
and on Vista:
\Users\username\Appdata\Local\Microsoft\Messenger\ LiveID\ObjectStore
Where username is your Windows username and LiveID is your Windows Live ID e-mail address.
Additionally, some of these folders will be hidden by default, to see them simply press the
Alt key on the keyboard in any Windows Explorer window to bring up the toolbar, click Tools,
then Folder Options, then the View tab, and then choose 'Show hidden files and folders'.
After click OK, they should appear with the other folders.
Now once you're there, simply rename the DynamicBackgrounds folder to something else (like
DynamicBackgrounds_). After this is complete, sign back into Messenger and see if you have
better luck.
--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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http://www.messengergeek.com
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http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"fawa" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> Hi there, I recently restored my computer to factory settings, and I
> downloaded Windows Live Messenger 8.5 (or which ever was the last one,
> not the new beta one)
>
> And I really love using the dynamic backgrounds...and there are none
> there. I can't even download them, and my friends can't even share them
> with me. When I try to download, it says: "Some content was not
> installed. Please try again later to install the remaining content."
>
> I've uninstalled and re-installed several times, I've installed all the
> 89 updates my computer prompted me to do...and I've installed the new
> beta one, didn't like it so re-installed my current one, and still,
> nothing.
>
> I've never had this problem before on this computer.
>
>
> --
> fawa