Windows Live Installer
I have recently been noticing that whenever I try to install something from the Windows Live suite of software, I almost always end up spending more time with the installer than I should be. Let me explain…
Almost always, I get the following message when installing any Windows Live software- "Sorry, this is taking a little longer than expected. Please bear with us just a few more minutes."
The above message doesn’t sound bad but in a lot of cases it is a precursor to the following message- "To try to fix the problem, click ‘Try again later’ and we’ll add the installer to your desktop so you can easily restart it later."
Once you click "Try again later", the installer exits and I end up ‘trying again later’. Is it just me or has anybody else had a similar experience with installing windows live services?
April 21st, 2008 at 8:19 pm
Same exact experience here. Totally unable to install Windows Live Mail, and the cutesy dialog just keeps you sitting there forever instead of doing anything useful. Do let us know if you find any solution.
April 29th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
has this problem been resolved yet ?
April 29th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
I have not found a resolution yet - try downloading the installer again I guess.
May 16th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
EXACT SAME THING…
May 28th, 2008 at 3:33 pm
Have a look in the installation logs folder
C:\Program Files\Common Files\WindowsLiveInstaller\Logs
Oddly enough this isnt the same location as the installer is installed in but hey, its the microsoft way
See if any helpfull messages, or post back
June 11th, 2008 at 11:51 pm
Set your clock to the propitiated time, that was all the problem
June 20th, 2008 at 8:58 am
what the hell is this problem
August 21st, 2008 at 7:16 am
Please check the date and time on your desktop computer. I had the same problem and i realised that my date and time was set to 2004! All i did was change to the correct date and it starts to download.
November 9th, 2008 at 9:17 am
my time is set right, but problem still the same
November 11th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
thanks a lot guys, i got my MSN back from your kind advice.
November 12th, 2008 at 11:04 pm
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