From: mo0n-2 on


"tweetle" wrote:

> I am trying to install Windows Live Messenger in Windows Vista. I go straight
> to the download link from this page:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=D78F2FF1-79EA-4066-8BA0-DDBED94864FC&displaylang=en
>
> It is version 8.1.0178.
>
> I can get the Windows Live Messenger Setup Wizard open without a problem. I
> accept the terms, click next, and make my way to the screen that says
> "Installing Windows Live Messenger, Please wait while this wizard installs
> Windows Live Messenger. This may take a few minutes."
>
> There's a progress bar. But it's not moving at all! I'll wait about 30
> minutes, and the progress is still at 0%.
>
> I've tried clearing out my Internet Explorer temporary files and increasing
> the disk space use for temporary internet files (it's at 100 MB). I also
> turned off the firewall.
>
> Why does the installation just freeze like that?
>
> Also, when I try to cancel it, the window does not close...