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Old 10-02-2009   #6 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP]


 
 

Re: Windows Live Device Manager Install Failing

Greetings,

Sorry, could you repeat your message? I don't think it went through.

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Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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"yamir" <yamir@newsgroup> wrote in message
news:34266E3C-0C08-4F1E-B8AF-0144E9E91F0B@newsgroup
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> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:
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>> Greetings Dan,
>>
>> I've too seen this, it's from previous installs of Messenger. I've actually not
>> completely
>> had time to sort back to which versions mess it up, so I can't be more specific yet.
>> Uninstalling and reinstalling won't help.
>>
>> That said, I actually developed a tool to fix this problem. You can download the tool
>> here:
>> http://messenger.jonathankay.com/dow...allerFixer.zip
>>
>> It's not a complete tool yet, which is why it's still labeled beta, but it should do the
>> trick. Note, the tool requires the .NET Framework 2.0 or higher installed to run.
>>
>> --
>> 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
>> --
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dan" <Dan@newsgroup> wrote in message
>> news:5192953E-682C-4237-A82E-BD3B3119C4B6@newsgroup
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>> > Greetings!
>> >
>> > Every time I sign into WLM I get a pop up asking me to install Windows Live
>> > Device Manager
>> >
>> > Pic: http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/844...icemanager.png
>> >
>> > So I attempt to as it is quite annoying having this pop up EVERY time I log
>> > in or connect a new device (doesn't seem to matter what, even things that are
>> > completely unrelated e.g. I just plugged in my GPS unit and it popped up...)
>> >
>> > The file WLDMWWEN.msi gets downloaded, which I then open. The setup opens
>> > but immediately I get this error message:
>> >
>> > "A compatible version of Windows Live Messenger is required. Please install
>> > the latest version of Messenger."
>> >
>> > Pic: http://img387.imageshack.us/img387/4503/wldmerror.png
>> >
>> > This is on fresh version of the latest version of WLM straight from the
>> > Windows Live site. I've tried reinstalling WLM multiple times with no result.
>> >
>> > Is there a file left over from WLM 8.5 (which I just upgraded from) that I
>> > need to delete to convince the setup that I really am running WLM 9.0?
>> >
>> > Thanks!
>> > Dan
>>
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