Greetings Allure,
As a starting point, you should verify that the Windows Live Essentials has been removed from
Add or Remove Programs or Programs and Features. If you've already done that, you can just
do a manual install.
To manually install 8.5, download and run the following Microsoft Installer file:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/wlm85.asp
For 2009, there are several components you have to install, which are listed here on my blog:
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com...DA1!1271.entry
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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
MessengerGeek Blog:
http://www.messengergeek.com
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http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"Allure" <> wrote in message
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> any one could tell me what can i do ro solve this error msg :-
>
> Window live installer
> there was a problem with this installation window live suit was not installed
> system error details
> code 0x8000ffff
> Description: catastrophic failure
>
>