WLM 2011 is junk

I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this abortion.
Any way to revert back?

?"Jaybird" <> wrote in message
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> I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this
> abortion. Any way to revert back?

There is an earlier thread discussing this.

When you upgraded, your system set a restore point. Just run "system
restore" and select that restore point.

Yes. Uninstall 2011 and install 2009. Download the full 2009 offline
installer first. I don't have a link handy, maybe someone will post. Be
cautious with so called 2009 full installer links on the web. Many simply
point to Microsoft and will lead to WE2011.

"Jaybird" <> wrote in message
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> I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this
> abortion. Any way to revert back?
>

Word of caution... system restore is fine if you recently updated, and made
no other updates since then. Otherwise, you will roll back more than just
2011 when you do a system restore.

"Ruby" <> wrote in message
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> ?"Jaybird" <> wrote in message
> news:JN_zo.7250$...
>> I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this
>> abortion. Any way to revert back?
>
> There is an earlier thread discussing this.
>
> When you upgraded, your system set a restore point. Just run "system
> restore" and select that restore point.
>

Not to 2010... No such version.

Current version is 2011, the last version was 2009.

Uninstall the entire suite of the old version install the earlier.

Windows Live Essentials 2009
- For XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008
- Direct download Links:
Full Version Installer English Language version
http://g.live.com/1rewlive3/en/wlsetup-all.exe
Web Version Installer – English Language Version
http://g.live.com/1rewlive3/en/wlsetup-web.exe

- Microsoft Web Site links(web installer version)
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-xp

System Requirements:
http://explore.live.com/windows-live...m-requirements


Note: Direct download links above are for the English language installer.
For a different country replace the 'en' with the local language ID/code.


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....winston
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"Jaybird" wrote in message news:JN_zo.7250$...

I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this abortion.
Any way to revert back?

That's not really a good idea..
System Restore was never designed to uninstall Windows Live Essentials.
Remove WLE 2009 and download the earlier version.

System Restore should only be used if the WLE 2011 applications were never
opened.



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....winston
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"Ruby" wrote in message news:iapuks$ljd$...

?"Jaybird" <> wrote in message
news:JN_zo.7250$...
> I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this
> abortion. Any way to revert back?

There is an earlier thread discussing this.

When you upgraded, your system set a restore point. Just run "system
restore" and select that restore point.

I've yet to see a 2009 installer link pointing to WLE 2011.
The links are different..

Do you have one that you found that shows 2011 but points to 2009 ?


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....winston
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"Magnus" wrote in message news:eL%zo.7988$...

Yes. Uninstall 2011 and install 2009. Download the full 2009 offline
installer first. I don't have a link handy, maybe someone will post. Be
cautious with so called 2009 full installer links on the web. Many simply
point to Microsoft and will lead to WE2011.

"Jaybird" <> wrote in message
news:JN_zo.7250$...
> I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this
> abortion. Any way to revert back?
>

Here's what I find _many_ times... a 2009 full install link that leads to
2011 (not a 2011 that leads to 2009). For example...

Download Windows Live Messenger 2009 Standalone Installer or Full Setup
http://bit.ly/y3AsT
leads to Windows Live Messenger 2011 15.4.3502.0922

I know that's just Messenger, but many WL 2009 links pointed to Microsoft
which has redirected the links to the 2011 installer.

Here's a link that I found for 2009 full install... *Use at your own risk*
http://g.live.com/1 rewlive3/EN/wlsetup-all.exe



"...winston" <> wrote in message
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> I've yet to see a 2009 installer link pointing to WLE 2011.
> The links are different..
>
> Do you have one that you found that shows 2011 but points to 2009 ?
>
>
> --
> ...winston
> msft mvp mail
>
> "Magnus" wrote in message news:eL%zo.7988$...
> Yes. Uninstall 2011 and install 2009. Download the full 2009 offline
> installer first. I don't have a link handy, maybe someone will post. Be
> cautious with so called 2009 full installer links on the web. Many simply
> point to Microsoft and will lead to WE2011.
>
> "Jaybird" <> wrote in message
> news:JN_zo.7250$...
>> I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this
>> abortion. Any way to revert back?
>>
>

In your example...the first article was incorrect by stating that the only
the web installer was available and not the full installer foa an offline
install..second, then provided a link but to another site(which they have
no control over). In fairness to that site..they did provide another link
provided by an external source for the 2009 full installer(which appears to
be valid) though they did get lucky since the article was dated May 8 2010
and three days prior to the last 2009 RTW version update..lucky only
because while a new RTW 2009 version was released the installer link
remained constant.

Thus, you concern is always valid, especially in the above case where a
site links to another site or doesn't update the site informing that a
later version of the same vintage(in this case 2009) would be downloaded.


These are the current recommended links (full and web) for each of the last
two versions

Windows Live Essentials 2011
- for Windows 7, Vista SP2, and Windows Server 2008 Sp2 R2

- Direct download Links:
Full Version Installer English Language version
http://g.live.com/1rewlive4-all/en/wlsetup-all.exe
Web Version Installer – English Language Version
http://g.live.com/1rewlive4-web/en/wlsetup-web.exe

- Microsoft Web Site links(web installer version)
http://explore.live.com/windows-live...tials?os=other
Worldwide Downloads(web installer version)
http://explore.live.com/worldwide-downloads

System Requirements:
http://explore.live.com/windows-live...m-requirements
Vista SP2 and Windows Server 2008 SP2 require the respective o/s Platform
Update



Windows Live Essentials 2009
- For XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008
- Direct download Links:
Full Version Installer English Language version
http://g.live.com/1rewlive3/en/wlsetup-all.exe
Web Version Installer – English Language Version
http://g.live.com/1rewlive3/en/wlsetup-web.exe

- Microsoft Web Site links(web installer version)
http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-xp

System Requirements:
http://explore.live.com/windows-live...m-requirements


Note: Direct download links above are for the English language installer.
For a different country replace the 'en' with the local language code.


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....winston
msft mvp mail

"Magnus" wrote in message news:FC2Ao.3794$...

Here's what I find _many_ times... a 2009 full install link that leads to
2011 (not a 2011 that leads to 2009). For example...

Download Windows Live Messenger 2009 Standalone Installer or Full Setup
http://bit.ly/y3AsT
leads to Windows Live Messenger 2011 15.4.3502.0922

I know that's just Messenger, but many WL 2009 links pointed to Microsoft
which has redirected the links to the 2011 installer.

Here's a link that I found for 2009 full install... *Use at your own risk*
http://g.live.com/1 rewlive3/EN/wlsetup-all.exe



"...winston" <> wrote in message
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> I've yet to see a 2009 installer link pointing to WLE 2011.
> The links are different..
>
> Do you have one that you found that shows 2011 but points to 2009 ?
>
>
> --
> ...winston
> msft mvp mail
>
> "Magnus" wrote in message news:eL%zo.7988$...
> Yes. Uninstall 2011 and install 2009. Download the full 2009 offline
> installer first. I don't have a link handy, maybe someone will post. Be
> cautious with so called 2009 full installer links on the web. Many simply
> point to Microsoft and will lead to WE2011.
>
> "Jaybird" <> wrote in message
> news:JN_zo.7250$...
>> I just got used to WLM 2010 and liked it, now I'm stuck with this
>> abortion. Any way to revert back?
>>
>

> Windows Live Essentials 2009
> - For XP SP2, Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008
> - Direct download Links:
> Full Version Installer English Language version
> http://g.live.com/1rewlive3/en/wlsetup-all.exe
> Web Version Installer – English Language Version
> http://g.live.com/1rewlive3/en/wlsetup-web.exe
>
> - Microsoft Web Site links(web installer version)
> http://explore.live.com/windows-live-essentials-xp
>
> System Requirements:
> http://explore.live.com/windows-live...m-requirements
>
>
> Note: Direct download links above are for the English language
> installer. For a different country replace the 'en' with the local
> language code.
>
>
> --
> ...winston
> msft mvp mail


You are my man.
I dumped that whole Windows Live stuff because I really do not like what
they made out of it.
But I loved the "old" WLPG 2009 and that will be the only thing I'll keep.
(Unless somebody finds a hack to fully disable face search in 2011,
fully disable all the "social stuff", and fix all the new bugs in image
editing and especially the not working crop function)