Vista - Reinstall WLM2009 over broken 2009?

I've got a 2009 version that will NOT uninstall via Add/Remove or
ZapMessenger (some items were removed ie tray icon and one of 4 items in the
Start>Programs list). Windows Live Essentials refuses to leave when using
Add/Remove. I just can't figure out how to get rid of the thing after it
gave the 'classic' ..."unavailible, please try again later" when trying to
sign in to vers14(2009). It worked for nearly 3 wks then suddenly stopped.
I'm thinking it is missing some files necessary to do an "uninstall", soooo I
now would like to know what the implications are of going to Microsoft and
trying a new download of WLM2009 (overtop?) of the version that seems to only
partially exist in my XP system now.
PS...I've done an uninstall of a couple of other unrelated old programs just
to see if the "Add/Remove" function was at fault...it works fine for other
programs.

I should have said that my intent is to hopefully add back in, the missing
components that would then allow me to fully uninstall vers 2009, and get me
on the way to upgrading to 8.5 (2008). ;-)

"dragon1" wrote: