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09-17-2008
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| | Windows Live won't install on Windows Server 2008 I'm running Windows Server 2008 on my workstation (for a variety of reasons that aren't important), and the Windows Live unified installer refuses to run because it's "only supported on Windows XP and Windows Vista" - not that it won't work, but it's not supported. I don't care if it's not supported, and arbitrary blocking of the installer is not polite - let me install it and deal with the consequences! (not that their would be - I manually extracted the MSI's from another computer and installed them with no issue for the previous versions of the suite.) Please, if you can't change the installer (which I can understand), just post links direct to the MSI's with a huge "THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED AND WE WILL NOT HELP YOU IF YOU DO THIS!!!!(!!!)" banner. Thanks you. |
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09-17-2008
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| | Re: Windows Live won't install on Windows Server 2008 Greetings, I installed it from the MSIs on my server too. No specific issues that I can tell to the Server OS and I've been using it all day. However, this isn't new, the previous Live Installer didn't allow Server OSs either or XP 64-bit. Of course, Messenger ran fine. The official word from Microsoft on this is that they would not be distributing the MSIs -- it's up to the community. Luckily they're digitally signed so at least you know it's not been modified with malware. -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Fowl the 2nd" <Fowlthe2nd@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:73D3EB1D-2202-4969-A529-CB09C1D3F6DE@xxxxxx Quote: > I'm running Windows Server 2008 on my workstation (for a variety of reasons > that aren't important), and the Windows Live unified installer refuses to run > because it's "only supported on Windows XP and Windows Vista" - not that it > won't work, but it's not supported. > > I don't care if it's not supported, and arbitrary blocking of the installer > is not polite - let me install it and deal with the consequences! > > (not that their would be - I manually extracted the MSI's from another > computer and installed them with no issue for the previous versions of the > suite.) > > Please, if you can't change the installer (which I can understand), just > post links direct to the MSI's with a huge "THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED AND WE WILL > NOT HELP YOU IF YOU DO THIS!!!!(!!!)" banner. > > Thanks you. |
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09-18-2008
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| | Re: Windows Live won't install on Windows Server 2008 I tried to find the msi file so that I could install this new version on Windows Server 2008 x86. I did it successfully with the older version. However, I could not find the file. Where to look, please? When I did a search, I found only the msi file for the older version 9 Messenger, not the new one. Walter Blanchard "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OEZpNrTGJHA.5108@xxxxxx Quote: > Greetings, > > I installed it from the MSIs on my server too. No specific issues that I can tell to the > Server OS and I've been using it all day. > > However, this isn't new, the previous Live Installer didn't allow Server OSs either or XP > 64-bit. Of course, Messenger ran fine. > > The official word from Microsoft on this is that they would not be distributing the MSIs -- > it's up to the community. Luckily they're digitally signed so at least you know it's not > been modified with malware. > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation > -- > > > > > "Fowl the 2nd" <Fowlthe2nd@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:73D3EB1D-2202-4969-A529-CB09C1D3F6DE@xxxxxx Quote: >> I'm running Windows Server 2008 on my workstation (for a variety of reasons >> that aren't important), and the Windows Live unified installer refuses to run >> because it's "only supported on Windows XP and Windows Vista" - not that it >> won't work, but it's not supported. >> >> I don't care if it's not supported, and arbitrary blocking of the installer >> is not polite - let me install it and deal with the consequences! >> >> (not that their would be - I manually extracted the MSI's from another >> computer and installed them with no issue for the previous versions of the >> suite.) >> >> Please, if you can't change the installer (which I can understand), just >> post links direct to the MSI's with a huge "THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED AND WE WILL >> NOT HELP YOU IF YOU DO THIS!!!!(!!!)" banner. >> >> Thanks you. > |
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09-18-2008
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| | Re: Windows Live won't install on Windows Server 2008 Try C:\Program Files\Common Files\Windows Live\.cache -- Jonathan Kay Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation -- "Walter Blanchard [WalterB]" <waltblanch@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:#1bk#YZGJHA.3392@xxxxxx Quote: > I tried to find the msi file so that I could install this new version on Windows Server > 2008 x86. I did it successfully with the older version. However, I could not find the > file. Where to look, please? When I did a search, I found only the msi file for the older > version 9 Messenger, not the new one. > > Walter Blanchard > "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OEZpNrTGJHA.5108@xxxxxx Quote: >> Greetings, >> >> I installed it from the MSIs on my server too. No specific issues that I can tell to the >> Server OS and I've been using it all day. >> >> However, this isn't new, the previous Live Installer didn't allow Server OSs either or XP >> 64-bit. Of course, Messenger ran fine. >> >> The official word from Microsoft on this is that they would not be distributing the >> MSIs -- >> it's up to the community. Luckily they're digitally signed so at least you know it's not >> been modified with malware. >> >> -- >> Jonathan Kay >> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger >> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger >> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com >> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com >> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation >> -- >> >> >> >> >> "Fowl the 2nd" <Fowlthe2nd@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:73D3EB1D-2202-4969-A529-CB09C1D3F6DE@xxxxxx Quote: >>> I'm running Windows Server 2008 on my workstation (for a variety of reasons >>> that aren't important), and the Windows Live unified installer refuses to run >>> because it's "only supported on Windows XP and Windows Vista" - not that it >>> won't work, but it's not supported. >>> >>> I don't care if it's not supported, and arbitrary blocking of the installer >>> is not polite - let me install it and deal with the consequences! >>> >>> (not that their would be - I manually extracted the MSI's from another >>> computer and installed them with no issue for the previous versions of the >>> suite.) >>> >>> Please, if you can't change the installer (which I can understand), just >>> post links direct to the MSI's with a huge "THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED AND WE WILL >>> NOT HELP YOU IF YOU DO THIS!!!!(!!!)" banner. >>> >>> Thanks you. >> |
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09-19-2008
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| | Re: Windows Live won't install on Windows Server 2008 Got it, Jonathan, thanks. Walter Blanchard "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:uf11qdeGJHA.1308@xxxxxx Quote: > Try C:\Program Files\Common Files\Windows Live\.cache > > -- > Jonathan Kay > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com > (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation > -- > > > "Walter Blanchard [WalterB]" <waltblanch@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:#1bk#YZGJHA.3392@xxxxxx Quote: >> I tried to find the msi file so that I could install this new version on Windows Server >> 2008 x86. I did it successfully with the older version. However, I could not find the >> file. Where to look, please? When I did a search, I found only the msi file for the older >> version 9 Messenger, not the new one. >> >> Walter Blanchard >> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <msnewsreplies@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OEZpNrTGJHA.5108@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Greetings, >>> >>> I installed it from the MSIs on my server too. No specific issues that I can tell to the >>> Server OS and I've been using it all day. >>> >>> However, this isn't new, the previous Live Installer didn't allow Server OSs either or XP >>> 64-bit. Of course, Messenger ran fine. >>> >>> The official word from Microsoft on this is that they would not be distributing the >>> MSIs -- >>> it's up to the community. Luckily they're digitally signed so at least you know it's not >>> been modified with malware. >>> >>> -- >>> Jonathan Kay >>> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger >>> MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger >>> MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com >>> Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com >>> (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature or citation >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> "Fowl the 2nd" <Fowlthe2nd@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:73D3EB1D-2202-4969-A529-CB09C1D3F6DE@xxxxxx >>>> I'm running Windows Server 2008 on my workstation (for a variety of reasons >>>> that aren't important), and the Windows Live unified installer refuses to run >>>> because it's "only supported on Windows XP and Windows Vista" - not that it >>>> won't work, but it's not supported. >>>> >>>> I don't care if it's not supported, and arbitrary blocking of the installer >>>> is not polite - let me install it and deal with the consequences! >>>> >>>> (not that their would be - I manually extracted the MSI's from another >>>> computer and installed them with no issue for the previous versions of the >>>> suite.) >>>> >>>> Please, if you can't change the installer (which I can understand), just >>>> post links direct to the MSI's with a huge "THIS IS NOT SUPPORTED AND WE WILL >>>> NOT HELP YOU IF YOU DO THIS!!!!(!!!)" banner. >>>> >>>> Thanks you. >>> >>> |
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