There is an article that lists also other codes to uninstall the other components that come with the messenger so I would recommend to check this out:
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!E3785B1281BBDA1!1271.entry HTH, Martina -------------------------------------------------- From: "Alex Stone" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 6:59 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: [Blind-Computing] downgrading from windows live messenger 9 to 8.5 Having managed to uninstall the beta of windows live messenger 9 with the following command: msiexec /x {0AAA9C97-74D4-47CE-B089-0B147EF3553C} I then tried to reinstall windows live messenger 8.5. However when I click the install button, after a few seconds I receive the following fatal error message: Windows Live Installer There was a problem with this installation. Windows Live Suite was not installed.graphic 722 System error details Code: 0x8000ffff Description: Catastrophic failure OK Googling the error message has not helped at all, does anyone know what the problem might be? I would very much like to get this sorted, but really don't know how. Cheers Alex Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [email protected] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [email protected] Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Visit the Blind Computing home page at: http://www.blind-computing.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to [email protected] For help from Mailman with your account Put the word help in the subject or body of a blank message to: [email protected] Use the following address in order to contact the management team [email protected] If you wish to join the JAWS Users List send a blank email to the following address: [email protected]
