I launched the program and Philip had instant access to all his
When the installation finished, I clicked Start, and then typed in "mail" and Windows Live mail showed up in the Start menu list. This time it took significantly longer to install, so I knew it was working. Once that was finished, I downloaded the Windows Live Installer file and ran it this time it presented a screen where I could pick and choose which Windows Live Essentials I wanted installed on the system, including Windows Live mail. I then executed the following on the command line: "wlarp.exe /cleanup:all /q", which ran the uninstall procedure.
I was able to find and download wlarp.exe from Microsoft's servers and placed the download into c:\temp.
I then searched Google on how to uninstall Windows Live Essentials via the command line, and came across a page which mentioned the executable responsible for the uninstall procedure (wlarp.exe) however, this program was also missing from the system. Windows Live Essentials icon to be found in the list of installed programs. I then tried to uninstall Windows Live Essentials through the Control Panel (via Programs and Features) in hopes that it would clear out a corrupt installation, but there was no Even though it said it was installed, there was no executable for Windows Live Mail anywhere to be found on the system. He agreed to meet me online, and sure enough, Windows Live Essentials was not installing properly. I was not familiar with this problem so I contacted Philip and asked if he'd like me to connect to his computer to review and discuss the situation in detail. I can't reinstall Windows Live Essentials? " I have searched Google on how toĮssentials, but the screen that is supposed to ask me to do a repair doesn't appear when I launch the installer file. Windows Live Messenger and Writer, but even those don't work. The only programs I have access to via the Start Menu are
I have tried again and again to install Windows Live Essentials, but it seems to only go part way through and then quits, with a message asking me if the program installed properly. Windows Live Essentials has already been installed - yet, it has not. Windows Live Mail emails once again however, I received a message stating that So, I tried to download Windows Essentials from Microsoft's website, thinking I would be able to access my I therefore thought I had completely lost my emails and address book, but when I did a search on my hard drive with the program called 'everything', I found some data files in 'C:\Users\phil\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Live Mail' folder. Click Delete and then Restart.Recently, I uninstalled Windows Essentials, not realizing it contained Windows Live Mail. You can do this by going to Start, Control Panel, System and Security, Administrative Tools, System Configuration.Ĭlick on the Boot tab and click on the listing for Windows 7.
Now you have to remove Windows 7 from the multi-boot screen. Right-click on the volume where Windows 7 is installed and choose Format or Delete Volume. You can do this by right-clicking on My Computer, choosing Manage and then clicking on Disk Management in the left hand list. You have to do this so that the older version of Windows can reclaim the disk space and use it. If you installed Windows 7 and then installed Windows XP or Vista to create a multi-boot system, you cannot remove Windows 7.Īs long as you installed Windows 7 as the second OS, you first have to boot your computer into the older version of Windows and either delete or format the partition with Windows 7 installed on it. Note that this will only work if the older version of Windows was installed first. You will also have to reinstall all of your programs.įinally, if you installed Windows 7 on a separate partition to create a multi-boot system and now want to remove Windows 7, you most likely can remove it without messing anything up. In order to go back to Vista, you will have to perform a clean install of Windows Vista, meaning you will have to backup all your data and then restore it manually later. It’s a one way process and so you should be aware of this when going from Vista to Windows 7. In this case, you are CANNOT revert back to Windows Vista. Now let’s say you upgraded Windows Vista to Windows 7.