Rather than use a shareware product to uninstall the program (limited functionality, etc. till you pay $$)try the free RevoUninstaller at http://www.revouninstaller.com/
Works great and they have a portable version for technicians to carry around in your pen drive.
Loaded
February 10, 2009 12:33 PM
"The right way to install Beta software is to:
Take a full image backup of your machine.
Install the Beta software.
Play with the Beta software to try it out and see if you like it or not.
Restore your machine completely from that image backup to remove the Beta software."
Wouldn't it be easier and less time-consuming to accomplish the same thing by simply using a sandbox to run the beta in?
I'm not sure about "easier", but yes, a sandbox or virtual machine is certainly another option. If you're taking regular backups anyway, though, the backup scenario may not be any additional work.
- Leo 11-Feb-2009
Stere0123
February 10, 2009 5:30 PM
"Windows Live Essentials" Doesn't Pop Up Even Though "Show Updates" Is Selected!
Danny
February 12, 2009 6:12 PM
I looked all over for Windows Essentials and found nothing. However, Windows Live Messenger is in my add/remove program. I'm happy with it but it is not a beta as far as I know.
lupe
February 16, 2009 11:40 AM
i can removed windows live essentials when i try to click on it it dosn't do anything
Nikki
February 19, 2009 11:20 AM
I dont have this 'windows live essentials' and i can't uninstall.
Barcillo
February 19, 2009 12:07 PM
In this guys question he said he already had deleted the files. So if he also removed the uninstaller won't he be getting an error?
Or maybe he'll nead to run the Repair first, or to install everything over again and THEN uninstall with your directions
ken
February 20, 2009 8:00 PM
i dont have this windows live essentials
i can't uninstall
anum
February 24, 2009 3:37 AM
leo before i read this artical i had windows live essential in my addremove programs but wen i clikd on it, it sed dat windows live messenger 9 has alredy been uninstalled nd the windows live essential icon got removed from addremove programs nd now i still have windows live messenger 9 and it wont go away please help me i dont know what to do to get rid of it i treied everything you've sed so far i also went my computer and clikd manage nd messenger didnt show up in the services menu plzzzzzz help me i reali hate this messenger i want the old one bak :(((((((((((((((((
Joan Clarke
February 24, 2009 7:23 AM
Thank you so much for show me how to uninstall Messernger Live ID.......friends said I had a virus - popup was coming up with explicit sexual content and they knew it wouldn't be me. Thanks, again...............Joan Clarke
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Read the article that everyone's commenting on.
February 10, 2009 12:08 PM
Rather than use a shareware product to uninstall the program (limited functionality, etc. till you pay $$)try the free RevoUninstaller at http://www.revouninstaller.com/
Works great and they have a portable version for technicians to carry around in your pen drive.
February 10, 2009 12:33 PM
"The right way to install Beta software is to:
Take a full image backup of your machine.
Install the Beta software.
Play with the Beta software to try it out and see if you like it or not.
Restore your machine completely from that image backup to remove the Beta software."
Wouldn't it be easier and less time-consuming to accomplish the same thing by simply using a sandbox to run the beta in?
11-Feb-2009
February 10, 2009 5:30 PM
"Windows Live Essentials" Doesn't Pop Up Even Though "Show Updates" Is Selected!
February 12, 2009 6:12 PM
I looked all over for Windows Essentials and found nothing. However, Windows Live Messenger is in my add/remove program. I'm happy with it but it is not a beta as far as I know.
February 16, 2009 11:40 AM
i can removed windows live essentials when i try to click on it it dosn't do anything
February 19, 2009 11:20 AM
I dont have this 'windows live essentials' and i can't uninstall.
February 19, 2009 12:07 PM
In this guys question he said he already had deleted the files. So if he also removed the uninstaller won't he be getting an error?
Or maybe he'll nead to run the Repair first, or to install everything over again and THEN uninstall with your directions
February 20, 2009 8:00 PM
i dont have this windows live essentials
i can't uninstall
February 24, 2009 3:37 AM
leo before i read this artical i had windows live essential in my addremove programs but wen i clikd on it, it sed dat windows live messenger 9 has alredy been uninstalled nd the windows live essential icon got removed from addremove programs nd now i still have windows live messenger 9 and it wont go away please help me i dont know what to do to get rid of it i treied everything you've sed so far i also went my computer and clikd manage nd messenger didnt show up in the services menu plzzzzzz help me i reali hate this messenger i want the old one bak :(((((((((((((((((
February 24, 2009 7:23 AM
Thank you so much for show me how to uninstall Messernger Live ID.......friends said I had a virus - popup was coming up with explicit sexual content and they knew it wouldn't be me. Thanks, again...............Joan Clarke
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