#Windows live essentials uninstall how to#
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. 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 Windows Live Essentials icon to be found in the list of installed programs.
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 have searched Google on how to repair Windows Live Essentials, but the screen that is supposed to ask me to do a repair doesn’t appear when I launch the installer file.Īny ideas why I can’t reinstall Windows Live Essentials? 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 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. 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: So, I tried to download Windows Essentials from Microsoft’s website, thinking I would be able to access my Windows Live Mail emails once again however, I received a message stating that Windows Live Essentials has already been installed – yet, it has not.