My Windows Live Messenger is so broken...

[Axel]

Right, so I tried installing the new Windows Live Beta or whatever a few weeks ago, the install failed cos it said I wasn't connected to the internet which I was, and since then I can't sign onto normal Windows Live Messenger. Every time I try to sign in it says the service is temporarily unavailable and gives me error code 80040154. And every time I try the Windows Live Beta installer, it gives me the same stuff about failing to install because it's not connected to the internet.

Also, I can still get on Windows Live Messenger (the log in bit) but it doesn't say it's even installed in my installed programs section on the control panel...

[Jack!]

System restore to before you installed the beta, nothing is lost either, start -> All Programs then maintance or something like that.

[Special]

same thing happened to me so i stopped using it in protest lol

[Axel]

System restore to before you installed the beta, nothing is lost either, start -> All Programs then maintance or something like that.

My system restore doesn't go back that far.

[Nikkkkkki]

Mine was the same..
When the error did it's thing, I clicked the Cancel button which bought up this other page.
There was this thingy saying fix this problem through the internet.
I did so, took a few mins, and now it works

[Axel]

Lol, I finally found the fix. I tried everything, except messing with my firewall. I changed my protection for web and file anti virus from 'highest' to 'default' and added all the windows live update sites to 'trusted websites' and now it's working. I probably should have known.

[HotelUser]

I wouldn't say that's your fault.

You'd think companies (especially Redmond herself) would know to put the green light on any of Microsoft's services

[Rapidshare]

That would under 'default'. Putting it as 'Highest' is just too much...