Vista - Cannot uninstall Windows Live Messenger Beta 2009

Greetings,

I installed Windows Live Beta (Mail & Messenger)
When I found the bugs in messenger, I wanted to uninstall it & go back to the previous one. But when going to control panel and choosing uninstall windows live, it does not start as if nothing happened :S
any idea??

regards

Greetings,

You can manually uninstall Messenger by clicking Start, then Run (if not using Vista),
inputing the following and hitting enter:
msiexec /x {B1403D7D-C725-4858-AACC-7E5FA2D72859}

You can find the other IDs for the other parts of the latest beta applications here on my
blog:
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com...BDA1!868.entry

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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
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"zeus5544" <guest@xxxxxx-email.com> wrote in message
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Thank you! this method just saved me from completely wiping my HD rofl.

"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" wrote:

Hi,

Glad it didn't come to that

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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
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"Spoon" <Spoon@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:AB09522E-DC5F-4966-B434-A459514002C3@xxxxxx

Thanks for beta testing.

This may happen if you are not logged on as an administrator. If you are
logged on with a normal account, please try again as an admin. We will try
to be more explicit in our messaging around this scenario.

If you are logged in as an admin and still experience the issue, please
email me.

Thanks,

Tom Osborne
PM, Windows Live Setup

i uninstalled windows live messenger beta like u said,and i installed the previous version of the messenger.but when i try to login it says i gotta have the newer version of messenger in order to sign in,it says error code : 8000ffff ,i pressed yes and it started to download wlinstaller ,but when i run it it sais error or smth like that ,i installed the beta again but no fix,the error is still showin and i cant sign in pls help me
thnx
dzole"

Oh, i got the same problem. But are there some easier way to do it?

Here is a solution:
Download this smart tool Final Uninstaller. It's a good substitute for Windows Add/Remove program and can uninstall Windows Live Messenger with just a few click.

A better solution is to find an uninstall tool online. I would recommend Final Uninstaller. It’s very easy to use and can uninstall Windows Live Messenger completely. Go to their website and download one: http://finaluninstaller.com/

Hope this helps.

Hi,
I have the same problem with login error 8000ffff vith WLM9 beta3, and after a couple of days of browsing i find that problem is with new contacts module, you must uninstall contacts Start>Run msiexec /x {C6BDA6E5-B391-4CE5-8D86-B53AC96FFE03}, then reintall only contacts module, take from here. http://messenger.jonathankay.com/redir/w3/contacts.asp

it works for me. Thanks to Jonathan Kay, MessengerGeek , there i found all uninstall strings and separated modules.