Unknown error re-installing Messenger.

Recently I have been having problems logging into my messenger, (never got
in, and didn't work for 3 days). So I decided to uninstall and re-install it.
However now I get another error when installing wlsetup-custom.exe

The error comes up right after it says preparing the installer, and goes as
follows:

Couldn't install programs

Please try installing Windows Live programs again.

Error: OnCatalogResult: 0x80072ee6

Next steps: An unknown error occurred.


Any ideas on how to get this back installed on my computer? It worked
perfectly just 4-5 days ago.

-Thanks!

Fixed it myself, thanks anyways!

Hi Kevin,

Just out of curiosity, did you have reset the transaction log or was it something else?

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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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"Kev1n" <> wrote in message
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> Fixed it myself, thanks anyways!

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

> Hi Kevin,
>
> Just out of curiosity, did you have reset the transaction log or was it something else?

> Didn't have to reset everything, I did a complete search of my computer for any files that were possibly not deleted during installation, and found a few hidden ones in program data, so deleted all of that. But even so that didn't seem to really help. As it turns out the 1.1 mb installer was the problem, so I downloaded the 100 odd somthing megabyte one instead, which - while a waste of bandwidth, fixed the problem.

Perhaps microsoft should go back to the tried and true individual installers?

-Kev1n

Hi Kev1n,

Ah, gotcha. The Live installer is actually just a wrapper for standard Microsoft Installer
files, of which you can download and install the exact ones you want here at my blog (for
future reference and those searching this thread):
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com...DA1!1723.entry

I'm not a fan of it either.

--
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
--

"Kev1n" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Hi Kevin,
>>
>> Just out of curiosity, did you have reset the transaction log or was it something else?
>
>> Didn't have to reset everything, I did a complete search of my computer for any files
>> that were possibly not deleted during installation, and found a few hidden ones in program
>> data, so deleted all of that. But even so that didn't seem to really help. As it turns out
>> the 1.1 mb installer was the problem, so I downloaded the 100 odd somthing megabyte one
>> instead, which - while a waste of bandwidth, fixed the problem.
>
> Perhaps microsoft should go back to the tried and true individual installers?
>
> -Kev1n

Cool, thanks again. Bookmarked that link.