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Help! Windows live messenger wont work!

Last answer on Aug 1, 2009 5:34:29 pm BST squishymushroom, on Jul 26, 2009 10:30:27 am BST 
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Hello,
I recently got windows vista on my laptop, i went to open windows live messenger, but it said that it has to be stopped, so i went to uninstal and i unistalled it and then went to go and re download it and it wont work its saying that i cant download it because i already have it, but i dont i have searched my laptop many times and deleted anything that associated it and it still wont work , i have done this many times.

Would anyone know how i can fix this or know anything about it? has this happened to anyone before?

Configuration: Windows Vista
Firefox 3.0.12

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fobvious5, on Jul 26, 2009 2:54:24 pm BST

Dear Sir,

To remove Windows Live Messenger completely from your system using the Windows Installer Cleanup Utility just check it here:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290301.

Then you can re-install again

Thanks

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mysticdreams, on Jul 26, 2009 6:15:16 pm BST

WRONG SECTION!!!!!

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 Tom6, on Aug 1, 2009 5:34:29 pm BST

Perhaps try downloading Ubuntu from
http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download
then make a cd of it by double-clicking on the iso file, this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BurningIsoHowto
i tend to find the cheapest "write once" cds that you can only get in blocks of 10 or more are better for this than more expensive cds and dvds tend to be really rubbish for this. Anyway once you have the cd then boot up from it to the menu with "Try Ubuntu without changes to this machine", if you don't get that menu then this guide might help
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/BootFromCD
Choosing the "Try Ubuntu ... " option should get you to a working desktop which we call a "LiveCd session", if it works ;) Most versions of linux have this feature although they don't all have such a fancy menu. Ubuntu's LiveCd has firefox on the top taskbar and should have worked out your internet connection so having got a LiveCd session working you should be able to surf around and check that Ubuntu is going to work easily on the machine. Once you've done that then a dual-boot is better than wiping off an existing working OS, even if that is Windows ;)
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/WindowsDualBoot

Good luck and regards from
Tom :)

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