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12-31-2008
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| | "Catastrophic Failure" Recently downloaded and using Windows Live Mail and and Live Writer. Now want to download Live Messenger and Live Photo Gallery. But download attempt from the suite site (where each component can be individually selected for download) results in the following error message: System error details Code: 0x8000fff Description: Catastrophic failure Please advise. Thank you. Rob |
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12-31-2008
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| | Re: "Catastrophic Failure" Try downloading and installing the individual MSI packages. You can find details and links on J. Kay's blog here :- http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com...DA1!1271.entry Colin Brown WL MVP "Rob Stewart" <robastewart@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:77071E0F-B95B-4BD4-8DF7-EB7CA6A085F4@xxxxxx Recently downloaded and using Windows Live Mail and and Live Writer. Now want to download Live Messenger and Live Photo Gallery. But download attempt from the suite site (where each component can be individually selected for download) results in the following error message: System error details Code: 0x8000fff Description: Catastrophic failure Please advise. Thank you. Rob |
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