Installing Windows Live Messenger Version 2008 - Proxy

Hi All,

Just wanted to share a solution with installing Windows Live when your
computer is behind a proxy. This DEFINITELY applies to Windows Vista,
and mostly applies to Windows XP.

When you run Windows Live Installer, it will say "checking your
computer for windows live programs", then "sorry, this is taking
longer than expected" then fails saying "To try to fix the problem,
click 'Try again later' and we'll add the installer to your desktop so
you can easily restart it later".

The Windows Live Installer doesn't use your Internet Explorer proxy
settings. Instead, it uses the WinHTTP service. You configure proxy
settings for WinHTTP *separately* from Internet Explorer;

1) Login to Windows with administrative rights.
2) In a command prompt window, enter the following;
netsh winhttp set proxy [proxy]:[port]
for example, if your proxy server is called squid and is
listening on port 3128, you would use
netsh winhttp set proxy squid:3128

[Windows XP users use the proxycfg.exe tool]

3) Now run the Windows Live Installer (WLinstaller.exe) as normal.

When you've successfully installed the software, the installers (MSI
format) are stored at

C:\Program Files\Common Files\WindowsLiveInstaller\MSISources

These installers will work independently of the Windows Live
Installer. That's to say, if you've got a brand new computer running
Windows, you can install the MSI installers directly, without first
having to install Windows Live Installer.

Kind regards,

Anwar

Hi,

The Messenger 8.5 msi is at the following link for those who don't need the other Live
programs and don't want to have to deal with the crap that is the Live Installer:
http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/wlm85.asp

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
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