Can't install msn messenger 2008 version?

Question

hello, everyone! i used to have msn messenger 2008 version, but i recently got a message telling me to update to the 2009 version, which i did. i didn't like it, so i had to find some code to get it uninstalled since it did not come with an uninstaller. I want to get msn messenger 2008 back, but it will not install. i get 'error code: 0x8000ffff Description: Catastrophic failure', what exactly does this mean? since i couldn't get this version to install, i currently have the previous msn version on my computer (8.1). please give me any kind of insight, and if you have had this problem before. if you need more information, i'd be happy to edit with the info in order to solve this problem. oh, and i'm using windows vista home premium. thank you!

Answer 1

hi

=►try first to uninstall from the control panel

Start

control panel

add&remove programs

'windows live essentials'

remove



=►if it doesn't work

► You have to use this program created by microsoft to remove WLM 9.0 beta3/WLM 2009

Windows Installer CleanUp Utility 1.0

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301/en-us

once started search in the programs list for "(All Users) Windows Live Messenger [14.0.5027.0908]"

mark it with a mouse click, then click on the 'remove' button'



=►Windows live Messenger 2009

http://download.live.com/?sku=messenger



►windows live messenger 8.5

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=7a1aae73-48cc-4f7a-b445-0487bd5e84ef&DisplayLang=en



►PLUS live 4.80

http://www.msgpluslive.net/download/

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★NOTE: if you are trying to install WLM 8.5 and having problems, using Windows Installer CleanUp Utility search and remove "(all User) Windows Live Beta (all programs) [14.0.5025.904]"



=►if it doesn't work use "zapmessenger"

A regular issue faced is the dreaded “Another version of the product is already installed”, “Your computer has a newer version of MSN Messenger than the one you are trying to install”, ““Your computer has a newer version of Windows Live Messenger than the one you are trying to install”, “The feature you are trying to use is on a network resource that is unavailable” and similar messages.



http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E3785B1281BBDA1!1118.entry

http://www.softpedia.com/progDownload/ZapMessenger-Download-115115.html





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Answer 2

More than likely, version 2009 has written registry entries that won't allow 2008 to fully install and work properly.

I believe that you will need to get version 2009 installed to have a functioning Messenger program again.