Why Live Messenger reinstalled itself?

Hi,

Does Live Messenger have anything to do with Live Mail Desktop or Defender
(which by the way, is released for full version)?

The last time I opened it, it just went to re-installation process (without
any problems), but the only thing that I have done was to install/remove
Live Mail Desktop and installed the final version of Windows Defender.

Just wondering!

Greetings,

Defender, not really. Live Mail Desktop does have integration with Messenger, so it is
somewhat related.

As any typical Windows Installer application, it checks that Messenger is installed
"correctly" when Messenger is executed from a shortcut created by the installer. One of the
applications probably just changed a registry key or something, it's probably not a big deal.

It's not just Messenger of course -- it is a bit disconcerting when starting some third-party
application and some part of Office decides it needs to reinstall itself...

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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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
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"xfile" <cou-> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Does Live Messenger have anything to do with Live Mail Desktop or Defender (which by the
> way, is released for full version)?
>
> The last time I opened it, it just went to re-installation process (without any problems),
> but the only thing that I have done was to install/remove Live Mail Desktop and installed
> the final version of Windows Defender.
>
> Just wondering!
>

Hi,

Thanks and I guess that's from Live Mail, and I noticed Messenger is
integrated in it.

Many thanks!


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:03E52638-B336-47DF-ADD2-...
> Greetings,
>
> Defender, not really. Live Mail Desktop does have integration with
> Messenger, so it is somewhat related.
>
> As any typical Windows Installer application, it checks that Messenger is
> installed "correctly" when Messenger is executed from a shortcut created
> by the installer. One of the applications probably just changed a
> registry key or something, it's probably not a big deal.
>
> It's not just Messenger of course -- it is a bit disconcerting when
> starting some third-party application and some part of Office decides it
> needs to reinstall itself...
>
> --
> 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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "xfile" <cou-> wrote in message
> news:uQ20soB%...
>> Hi,
>>
>> Does Live Messenger have anything to do with Live Mail Desktop or
>> Defender (which by the way, is released for full version)?
>>
>> The last time I opened it, it just went to re-installation process
>> (without any problems), but the only thing that I have done was to
>> install/remove Live Mail Desktop and installed the final version of
>> Windows Defender.
>>
>> Just wondering!
>>
>
>

Hi,

Yep, although really it could be either. For instance the other day I started EvilLyrics (a
neat freeware tool) and FrontPage had to reinstall itself. Go figure.

--
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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"xfile" <cou-> wrote in message
news:ONhYSoJ%...
> Hi,
>
> Thanks and I guess that's from Live Mail, and I noticed Messenger is integrated in it.
>
> Many thanks!
>
>
> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:03E52638-B336-47DF-ADD2-...
>> Greetings,
>>
>> Defender, not really. Live Mail Desktop does have integration with Messenger, so it is
>> somewhat related.
>>
>> As any typical Windows Installer application, it checks that Messenger is installed
>> "correctly" when Messenger is executed from a shortcut created by the installer. One of
>> the applications probably just changed a registry key or something, it's probably not a
>> big deal.
>>
>> It's not just Messenger of course -- it is a bit disconcerting when starting some
>> third-party application and some part of Office decides it needs to reinstall itself...
>>
>> --
>> 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) 2006 Jonathan Kay.
>> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
>> --
>>
>> "xfile" <cou-> wrote in message
>> news:uQ20soB%...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Does Live Messenger have anything to do with Live Mail Desktop or Defender (which by the
>>> way, is released for full version)?
>>>
>>> The last time I opened it, it just went to re-installation process (without any
>>> problems), but the only thing that I have done was to install/remove Live Mail Desktop
>>> and installed the final version of Windows Defender.
>>>
>>> Just wondering!
>>>
>>
>>
>
>