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Force Complete Uninstall MSN or WLM to reinstall Windows Live Messenger 2009

Posted By Raymond In Category: Computer

Feb
27
2009

Microsoft has started to push out the latest Windows Live Messenger 2009 and forcing users to update. After signing in, you should get a popup window saying “A newer version is available. You must install the newer version in order to continue. Would you like to do this now?” If you select Yes, it will download the latest Windows Live Messenger 2009 and the required components and install it on your computer. But if you select No, you won’t be able to sign in.
Update Windows Live Messenger 2009
If you’re lucky, the whole upgrading process will go smooth and you will be able to sign in without problems. But for unlucky people are getting error messages such as “Another version of the product is already installed”, “Your computer has a newer version of MSN Messenger than the one you are trying to install”, “Your computer has a newer version of Windows Live Messenger than the one you are trying to install”, “The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable” and etc, you are basically stuck because you can’t install the latest version nor go back to the old version.

The simple solutions is to manually uninstalling the currently installed Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger and try to download and install the latest Windows Live Messenger 2009 again. If you’re unable to uninstall normally from Add or Remote Programs, here are two Windows Live Messenger Cleaner Tool that you can try.


1. ZapMessenger
ZapMessenger Manually Uninstall Windows Live Messenger
ZapMessenger will automatically uninstall Windows Live Messenger, MSN Messenger and Windows Messenger 5.x and their respective installer references. To uninstall using ZapMessenger, all you need to do is to download this small tool 282KB, run it and click on the Start button. It will take from a few seconds to a few minutes depending on your computer configuration. I’d advice you to close any running programs, or even better running it in Safe Mode before using ZapMessenger. If you get the error “.NET Framework Initialization Error” or “The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135), make sure you have Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and above installed in your computer.

2. Messenger Deep Clean
Messenger Deep Clean manually remove MSN
If ZapMesssenger didn’t work for you and has been running for hours like it doesn’t appear to be doing anything, then you can try Messenger Deep Clean. Messenger Deep Clean cleans messenger 8.0 and later versions only. It will try to uninstall messenger and sign in assistant. It will also try to delete messenger data, program foles, object and contact store, temp files, registry keys related to messenger. This cleaner uses script. You should see 4 files (RemoveData.js, RemoveRegistry.js, StopMessengerProcess.js and WLMessenger_DeepClean.wsf) and you should only run WLMessenger_DeepClean.wsf. A command prompt window will open and all you need to do is to hit the Enter key to proceed. If not, just hit Ctrl+C to cancel.

Once you’ve successfully removed or uninstalled Windows Live Messenger or MSN Messenger from your computer, you can now try to download the full installation file to install the latest Windows Live Messenger 2009. Do take note that the link to the installation file below is the English version. This 34.4MB WLM full installation file contains the full Messenger installation including the standard components such as Microsoft Application Error Reporting, Microsoft Visual Studio Runtime, Windows Live Communications Platform and Segoe UI Font. After finished downloading, run wlsetup-cvr.exe and uncheck all leaving only Messenger checked.

[ Download Windows Live Messenger 2009 Build 14.0.8064.206 ]


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    • Jason

      Coolio! First comment :)

    • LunarWolf

      Nice tool. Lots of people will be thanking you for this. By the way, do you know what version is the latest WLM?

      Mine is Version 2009 (Build 14.0.8064.206). Is that the latest?

    • LunarWolf

      Sorry. Didn’t read nicely. Just saw it. But nice find as lots of people are having trouble with this messenger.

    • 4rd

      thanks raymond this is very useful :)

    • mazani

      SORRY TO INTERUPP ANY WAY THX 2 THE IP LICENSE

    • jc onte

      wew, so sad, zap messenger is not responding for 2 hrs??
      weird
      hays

      but its ok
      thanks raymond

    • Alex

      Thanks, it are necessary for me

    • Veronem

      well in my case both didn’t work :-)
      so the 3rd solution is to choose SADLY the wlm 8.5 lite (portable)

    • mk

      thanks ray for the nice tip..pl announce the winners of the IP giveaway..

    • Jemo0o

      Thanx Mr Raymond , and i like your writing style .
      i wish you the best .

    • Bernard

      (sorry for the out-topic)
      Thanks Ray for the IpHider licence

    • William

      Huh?

    • Merlin_Magii

      Haven’t experienced this particular problem yet but obviously I will. Isn’t it typical of those buffoons at Redmond and their totally cynical attitude to us that they release another crapola update that gives you no options AND crashes you !

      OK Raymond – here’s where you excel ……….. now guide us all – as to what to replace Live Messenger with – that will allow us to continue meeting our friends online by typed word, audio and webcam AND allows us to communicate with those who continue in the clutches of Live Messenger.

      Your fanbase awaits your erudite wisdom and guidance.

      Thank you.

    • Merlin_Magii

      Follow Up

      Raymond …. I only have one mild criticism of you and that is how you sometimes leap in joyfully at the release of a new product or update (especially Microsoft products) usually copying the glowing sales phrases issued by the publisher, rather than your own considered thoughts – and urge us all to zoom to the download site, without taking a sufficiently jaundiced view of what might lurk around the corner. You REALLY MUST take on board that when tens of thousands of us look to you for sound guidance and wise help it\’s because we place our trust in you. That trust is a very fragile thing and easily damaged.

      On the 17th December you urged us to download Live Messenger 2009 and used that blog to praise this release in glowing terms. Yet earlier, I believe you had to explain why it took some fiddling on your part to get your webcam to work. NOW you (quite rightly) have had to help us to overcome further intallation problems. I was one who did NOT leap straight into the quicksand by installing 2009 – thank God I didn\’t – though I recognise that ultimately I will have no option if I am to continue using Live Messenger.

      Therefore I repeat – be the expert we all believe you to be and suggest a working alternative to Live Messenger, based on your testing and professional analysis.

      Again … many thanks in advance.

    • Mahmoud Musatafa

      Wow … thanks Raymond I was looking for something like that

    • Alex P Keaton

      Great post just like you do always. You’re tips and usefuls are so big helping me to get better with my labtop and now using internets isn’t as scarey to me!

    • arbabjalal

      this is great thanks raymond

    • Dusty

      Neither of these tools helped me. ZapMessenger didn\’t do anything at all. Messenger Deep Clean removed everything, except for the thing it needed to remove. I *accidently* removed Windows Live Messenger 8.whatever, from Program Files. I tried to reinstall it, but both the Windows Live Messenger Install for both 9 and 8 didn\’t work. They both said Messenger is still installed. Even after the deep clean, they say messenger is still installed. I don\’t know what else to do. Can someone else me?

    • Tartar

      I have the same Problem as Dusty

    • Stephen

      I’ve got the same issue as Tartar and Dusty. Have vista 64 bit, had issues with wlm 9, wanted to re-install it, ran the proper uninstaller and messenger still shows in the essential’s uninstaller list, tried uninstalling all of it, running both these cleaners, cleaning my registry, using 3rd party uninstallers like Handy Uninstaller, using registry key strings (it says a newer version of the uninstaller is installed) and no matter what can’t re-install messenger 9 because it says it’s ‘already installed’

    • george

      all of the programs you suggested worked just fine and many thanks for that! but what if i want to keep using the previous edition of msn messenger? i want that because i cant find the setting in this 2009 version where all the chat windows are conviniently merged into one without having all of those windows opened. is there a way for that in the 2009??

    • removemessenger2009

      For the best solution to delete this, you don’t need any custom software.

      I have a site which helped me very much. Just have a visit to: removemessenger2009.blogspot.com

      Remove it in just SIX STEPS!!!

    • Melissa

      Okay guys i had the same problem as some of you. I wanted to uninstall windows live beta so i went to control panel and did it the obvious way. Later i decided i\’d made a hasty decision and wanted it back. So i went back to the site i downloaded it on and it didn\’t work. it said i still had it even though i swore i uninstalled it. Zapmessenger also didn\’t work for me and neither did those Run codes because the file i had deleted couldn\’t be found.

      Finally after days of searching for the right solution i discovered a site and downloaded a program called Windows Install Clean Up which can be downloaded here: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301
      This is completely safe, no viruses or anything if that\’s what some of you are worried about.
      After it\’s downloaded go to Start, All Programs, look for Windows Install Clean Up. A box will come up with a list of every thing you have on your computer. Scroll down the list until you find Windows live Essentials, Windows live writer, Windows live Messenger and whatever else you want to get rid of. Select them one at a time and click delete. And that\’s it! you\’re done. From there you should be able to install whatever version of messenger you want.

      This works seriously so try it:)

      goodluck

    • EdMo

      try everything and now getting 8007007e error. Going back to 4.7 F it!!!!

    • Cruxis

      Hey Melissa, kudos for your post. Your solution helped me. I was beginning to wonder if messenger has now become like one of those viruses that seemed impossible to get rid off. Thanks a lot.

    • asfia

      i did all those freaky codes in the run command and even zap messenger didnt work… ur suggestion of deepclean worked like a charm… can’t thank u enough

    • Ketan

      Hallo Raymond,
      What if I do not want to install the latest messenger and keep using the old one, whichever it is?
      I mean, people are not getting the point here. When the crappy microsoft is forcing to upgrade, they surely have some ugly intentions. They are updating some spyware in it, definitely.
      What to do to keep it?

    • MrDrew

      Raymond, you just saved my life! All I wanted to do was install Windows Live Mail and for some unknown (Microsoft) reason my messenger was updated to the very annoying version 14.

    • LKF

      T h a n k Y o u !!!!

    • http://thanks anri

      thanks thanks thanks thanks

    • PriThvi

      dude ur ZapMessenger link is dead
      mirror-
      http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/zapmsngr.asp

    • http://www.kalomir.com Fitim

      Thnxx Lol you helped mee Suceed ..Thnxx

    • al

      i have the dreaded 8077077e error in WLM…
      regards the above
      first.. ZAPMESSENGER doesn’t work – just sits there for ages doing nothing.. & i do have net.framework installed.
      second – installed messenger clean – when i ran it it just opened up a “My documents” folder, with a message in french at the top!
      third – downloaded messenger cleaner – when i tried to run the exe, nothing at all happened..

    • GhoodLyfe

      MSN is so fucked up right now. I tried to install the new upgrade with 5GB free for it, it ate away all 5GB so I freed another 5GB, and then another 5GB. It has ate away at 15GB on my computer and never gone past 59%. It even continued eating away at memory when I selected cancel.

      For a program that should take 60 something MB it seems really excessive, started thinking it was a virus. Even if it isn’t, MSN is extremely hard to uninstall suddenly. I can’t yet find a way to get back any of that lost memory.

      So I’m hoping this works.

    • http://www.ilkem.com.tr ilkem

      thanks you all!

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