Installer Error 2771

I currently have Live Messenger ver. 8.5.1302.1018 installed and working
fine (XP MCE) When I log in to XP or reboot, I get a Windows Live
Messenger window with the message

"The installer has encountered an unexpected error
installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package.
The error code is 2771."

How can I get XP to stop running the installer when I start up?

TIA

Tom Lake

<> wrote in message
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>I currently have Live Messenger ver. 8.5.1302.1018 installed and working
> fine (XP MCE) When I log in to XP or reboot, I get a Windows Live
> Messenger window with the message
> "The installer has encountered an unexpected error
> installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package.
> The error code is 2771."
>
> How can I get XP to stop running the installer when I start up?

I seem to have fixed the problem by uninstalling Live Messenger and
reinstalling it.
I was hesitant to do that at first because I wasn't sure the reinstall would
work.

Thanks to all responders!

Tom Lake

Greetings Tom,

Just for interest, the 2771 means there was a missing component and your reinstall must've
added it back.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"Tom Lake" <> wrote in message
news:...
>
> <> wrote in message
> news:3087FFCF-091B-4B9B-88B3-...
>>I currently have Live Messenger ver. 8.5.1302.1018 installed and working
>> fine (XP MCE) When I log in to XP or reboot, I get a Windows Live Messenger window with
>> the message
>> "The installer has encountered an unexpected error
>> installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is
>> 2771."
>>
>> How can I get XP to stop running the installer when I start up?
>
> I seem to have fixed the problem by uninstalling Live Messenger and reinstalling it.
> I was hesitant to do that at first because I wasn't sure the reinstall would work.
>
> Thanks to all responders!
>
> Tom Lake

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Greetings Tom,
>
> Just for interest, the 2771 means there was a missing component and your reinstall must've
> added it back.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
>
> "Tom Lake" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> >
> > <> wrote in message
> > news:3087FFCF-091B-4B9B-88B3-...
> >>I currently have Live Messenger ver. 8.5.1302.1018 installed and working
> >> fine (XP MCE) When I log in to XP or reboot, I get a Windows Live Messenger window with
> >> the message
> >> "The installer has encountered an unexpected error
> >> installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is
> >> 2771."
> >>
> >> How can I get XP to stop running the installer when I start up?
> >
> > I seem to have fixed the problem by uninstalling Live Messenger and reinstalling it.
> > I was hesitant to do that at first because I wasn't sure the reinstall would work.
> >
> > Thanks to all responders!
> >
> > Tom Lake
>
>

I've been experiencing the same installer error 2771 whenever I start
Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018, after installing XP SP3 RC. Messenger
still works fine though. Should I reinstall Windows Live Messenger, and would
that rollback any updates applied by XP SP3?

I also receive the same error (2771) with Windows Live Messenger
8.5.1302.1018, AFTER INSTALLING XP SP3 (SERVICE PACK 3) RC.

"Teoh Han Hui" wrote:

> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
> > Greetings Tom,
> >
> > Just for interest, the 2771 means there was a missing component and your reinstall must've
> > added it back.
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> > Associate Expert
> > http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> > Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> > All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> > You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> > --
> >
> >
> > "Tom Lake" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> > >
> > > <> wrote in message
> > > news:3087FFCF-091B-4B9B-88B3-...
> > >>I currently have Live Messenger ver. 8.5.1302.1018 installed and working
> > >> fine (XP MCE) When I log in to XP or reboot, I get a Windows Live Messenger window with
> > >> the message
> > >> "The installer has encountered an unexpected error
> > >> installing this package. This may indicate a problem with this package. The error code is
> > >> 2771."
> > >>
> > >> How can I get XP to stop running the installer when I start up?
> > >
> > > I seem to have fixed the problem by uninstalling Live Messenger and reinstalling it.
> > > I was hesitant to do that at first because I wasn't sure the reinstall would work.
> > >
> > > Thanks to all responders!
> > >
> > > Tom Lake
> >
> >
>
> I've been experiencing the same installer error 2771 whenever I start
> Windows Live Messenger 8.5.1302.1018, after installing XP SP3 RC. Messenger
> still works fine though. Should I reinstall Windows Live Messenger, and would
> that rollback any updates applied by XP SP3?


Yes, i had the same issue < error 2771 > and i unistallet Massenger and
reinstalled Massenger and now it is running w/out any problems,

Baly

Me too. This is a SP3-generated error.

"BHAMWA" wrote:

> I also receive the same error (2771) with Windows Live Messenger
> 8.5.1302.1018, AFTER INSTALLING XP SP3 (SERVICE PACK 3) RC.

Not really. I get the same error in Vista.

"Descendall" wrote:

> Me too. This is a SP3-generated error.
>
> "BHAMWA" wrote:
>
> > I also receive the same error (2771) with Windows Live Messenger
> > 8.5.1302.1018, AFTER INSTALLING XP SP3 (SERVICE PACK 3) RC.

I got the same error as you all, too. Installer Error 2771 on bringing up
Windows Live Messenger after installing XP SP3.

In addition, XP SP3 mucked up my Windows Live Mail settings- it suddenly
won't recognize pre SP3 Live Mail folders, etc. I'm struggling trying to
reimport all the old folder back (it's not going well)

"Descendall" wrote:

> Me too. This is a SP3-generated error.
>
> "BHAMWA" wrote:
>
> > I also receive the same error (2771) with Windows Live Messenger
> > 8.5.1302.1018, AFTER INSTALLING XP SP3 (SERVICE PACK 3) RC.

Today i've found, that Firefox was set to Standard.

The installer runs out of order with this error till i set Internet-Explorer
to standard.
After that the Live-Installer worked well and Live Messenger was installed
and startet without error...