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Will I be able to install a previous version of Windows Live Messenger?

How can I re-install the older version of Windows Live Messenger?

  • I got a notification yesterday saying that I could update it, so I did. But this version is really different, harder to use and I don't like it. Is there a way to get the version ...show more

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    hello ❶try first to uninstall from the control panel ☇ Start ☇ control panel ☇ add&remove programs ☇ 'windows live essentials' ☇ remove ❣You can use these steps when you experience one of the following symptoms : ☇When you try to uninstall Windows Live Essentials from Control Panel, nothing happens. ☇You would like to uninstall Windows Live Essentials from your computer but you don’t see it from the list of programs in Control Panel’s Add/Remove Programs list ✎Troubleshooting Steps: ✎WINDOWS XP: 1.Click on Start then click on Run. 2.Type C:\Program Files\Windows Live\installer\wlarp.exe then press Enter. 3.A new window will open. Select Uninstall and click on Continue. 4.Select the Windows Live Program that you want to remove and click on Continue. 5.Follow the on-screen instructions. ✎WINDOWS VISTA: 1.Click on the Start button. 2.Type C:\Program Files\Windows Live\installer\wlarp.exe on the Start Search box then press Enter. 3.A new window will open. Select Uninstall and click on Continue. 4.Select the Windows Live Program that you want to remove and click on Continue. 5.Follow the on-screen instructions. ✎in case it says you cannot uninstall or reinstall install it cause you have a newer version →use "Zapmessenger" to remove it and then install the new Windows live messenger http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E3785B1281BBDA1!1118.entry http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/ZapMessenger-Download-115115.html ❣you have to install this to make Zapmessenger work →Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 Redistributable Package http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=10cc340b-f857-4a14-83f5-25634c3bf043&DisplayLang=en ❷then get the Windows 2009 live messenger program ✎Windows Live Messenger 2009 http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger http://download.live.com/messenger →select SAVE and store the installer on your computer , so you can use it in case you have to reinstall one day →once downloaded..go to the folder you saved the installer and to the .exe file and doubleclick on it →click on 'install' or 'setup' →just follow the instructions ..step by step seeya

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you have to go to the windows website and ask for help there they will tell you all the information and steps you need to re-install the soft ware

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