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Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

So I learned this morning that I could add my Yahoo IM “buddies” to my Windows Live Messenger!  Cool.  I simply signed up, logged off and back on as told and was prompted to download the latest version of Windows Live Messenger.  During the upgrade though I got a 1603 message.  I couldn't successfully reinstall the Messenger after the rollback though.

As always I hit the boards and found a bunch of people had the same problem.  One post here pointed to the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility.  This tool is great.  It simply lets you remove failed install entries from the Installer log.  If I hadn't done this, the Windows Live Messenger would never have let me reinstall.  I'm up and running again in just 5 minutes.  This is great!  I thought it was going to be a bad start to my day, but things are looking up.

Update:  I found a good consise resource regarding the 1603 error message on the Install Shield knowledge base.  Now this article does not speak to Live Messenger specifically, but it covers the 1603 error and things to check very well....  it is worth a look.  Click here.

--chaz

Print | posted on Thursday, July 20, 2006 4:33 AM

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# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Twerp at 7/26/2006 12:52 PM
Gravatar How do you get Windows Live Messenger if you haven't already installed it???

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by --chaz at 7/26/2006 1:13 PM
Gravatar Go here http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by natz at 8/10/2006 6:40 AM
Gravatar I downloaded windows live, but it will not let me install it as the erroe "1601" comes up, what do i do?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Mikkel at 8/17/2006 12:27 AM
Gravatar I can't install chause of the Error 1601 to.. it says that i have to download it agian from the page http://messenger.live.com but that was just what i did.. so i tryed to close down my old messenger and do it agian, didn't work, then i uninstalled it, didn't work either... well i'm so tighert of it now that i won't even install it..

but i can't really blame it.. it's only a beta right?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by --chaz at 8/17/2006 4:45 AM
Gravatar Mikkel, you bring up an interesting point which is probably an entire blog in itself. And that is the perpetual Beta. One must wonder if companies like Google and Microsoft use the Beta monicher to avoid accountability for buggy software. I mean if you never say it is a production release, then hey it becomes "use at your own risk". Right?

I'm sorry you've given up on Live Messenger. Did you actaully download the installer cleanup tool and attempt to remove the previous Live Messenger installation before the re-install?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by lauren at 9/2/2006 5:34 AM
Gravatar Msn isnt even good anymore i tryed to download windows live messenger and what does it do come up with error 1603.I have tryed to download it 3 days straight and it still hasnt worked and i haven't got any other msn on my computer.People should sort it out straight away and not leave it can you help me out is there like a number i could call so i can get better help than this?!!!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by katie at 9/2/2006 4:59 PM
Gravatar yea I got the "new version of livemessenger" updater notification last night, so I clicked it to update, and I got 1601 error, so when it came up with it again today, i get the same error. Can't understand where the problem is, and why I should use non microsoft programs to sort it out when there shouldn't be a problem in the first place.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by --chaz at 9/2/2006 5:58 PM
Gravatar Lauren & Katie,

Let's start with I don't work for Microsoft! Then let's acknowledge that I just like most other bloggers write the articles I do to help folks out based on my own experiences. The post you commented on was simply a discussion of my experience with this particular problem and how I solved it.

Now Katie, you said "why I should use non microsoft programs to sort it out.." The link I include in my post is actually a link to the Microsoft site to download a Microsoft tool. However I should caution that the tool if used improperly can do more harm than good.

Lauren, it doesn't matter how many times you try to install the software, it will continue to give you trouble until you follow the instructions in my post. Let's put it this way, if your light bulb blows out, no matter how many times you flip the switch on and off, the light isn't going to shine. You've got to change the bulb. In this case you have to use the tool to unistall the original install which is broken.

--chaz

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Law at 9/8/2006 9:22 AM
Gravatar Ok, so i tried to download the msn live and had the error message about 1601. I read your previous posts and tried to follow them i downloaded the clean up utility by it tried to install an i got another error message of "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running windows in safe mode, or if the windows installer is not correctly installed."

Now i know this isnt directly linked to the previous posts but if you have any ideas on how to fix it it would help.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by --chaz at 9/8/2006 1:19 PM
Gravatar Law,

The best I can do is refer you to MSDN Knowledge Base article KB315346. You can find it here: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;315346

But it sounds like you are in the weeds now. I'd be very careful with the information in this article. If done right you should be on your way, but if done wrong you may be in for even more pain.

Good Luck!

--chaz

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error

Left by limpfan at 10/12/2006 8:04 AM
Gravatar I downloaded the new windows live messenger but i cant install it i keep getting the error

"Command line option syntax erro. Type Command/? for help" (With out the quotes)

# re: Msn Messenger 7.5 Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by cloz at 10/27/2006 5:52 AM
Gravatar i downloaded msn live yesterday and it will not let me open it, so i deleted it and tried to download msn 7.5 again but it says error code 1635 i just want msn 7.5 back what can i do?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by --chaz at 10/27/2006 8:08 AM
Gravatar cloz,

It would be helpful if you could provide a more specific description of what happens when you try to open MSN Live. What error message do you get when you say "it will not let me open it"?

If you are getting the 1635 error when re-installing MSN 7.5 it sounds to me like you may have to follow the instructions from my original post. It sounds like there was a problem with the installation process for MSN Live {just a guess} and that is gumming up the works on you.

--chaz

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Noreago at 11/1/2006 10:11 PM
Gravatar please help me

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Noreago at 11/1/2006 10:16 PM
Gravatar Okay so I was having an issue with people not showing up when I added them or they added me as a new contact. I did something that was mentioned on another forum and it inturn locked me right out of my msn... well just on my computer. I can access it no problem from other comps. I have tried to uninstall and reinstall and nothing. I tried to use the windows install clean up tool and that didn't help either.

When i am trying to log on it just sits there and spins but nothing happens. I even left it over night and it was still spinning in the morning.

--Noreago

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by jason at 11/6/2006 7:03 PM
Gravatar Hi,

I am having trouble opening MSN Live Messenger, even after installing the 7.5 or the 8.1 versions.
It still worked last night, but when I try to open it today, nothing shows up. Not even the MSN window. I see it in the Task Manager called "msnmsgr.exe", though.
I have tried uninstalling MSN and reinstalling it, but nothing worked. I was wondering maybe there were some driver conflicts??

MSN 4.7 version still works properly though.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by ahfaii at 11/7/2006 5:09 AM
Gravatar Hey guys...

Just like you all, i think i've tried every single thing around here. But apparently none of it work.

But I think I've just solved my problem. Try installing this WLM beta instead:

http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_EN

Cheers~

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Impa at 11/11/2006 10:34 PM
Gravatar hey everyone...i guess im sorta having the same problem where i go to install any msn or windows live messengers and it says
"Windows Live setup has failed with error code '1601'".. as you can see lol im that great at comps...would a format be neccesary?? also im not the only one using my comp so i dont want to stuff up windows in the process lol :P..thanks everyone
cheers Impa

# Error 1601 + Nonfucntional utility program

Left by Luthien at 11/17/2006 2:52 PM
Gravatar Sorry for sounding stupid I found the link for the utility program you mentioned. Tried it and got the wonderful error "The Windows Installer service could not be accessed. This can occur if you are running windows in safe mode, or if the windows installer is not correctly installed".

You posted a link for Law to go to in order to fix the registry, but frankly, there should be no need to. If I have to change registry codes to allow my computer to fully uninstall MSN, then the programmers should be ashamed of themselves. I'm not using this program anymore due to these 'clerical errors'. Thanks for the help Chaz, but its a lost cause for some of us.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Luthien at 11/17/2006 2:53 PM
Gravatar Oh and ahfaii, its the same damn link to the same damn .exe and didn't help at all. But thanks anyway.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Jacob at 12/1/2006 4:46 PM
Gravatar Thanks for all your advices. I still do not understand how to use "Windows Installer Clean up". What program am I suppose to look for? There is now Windows Live Messenger in the list.

Best regards Jacob

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by --chaz at 12/1/2006 7:09 PM
Gravatar Jacob,

It is hard to say what originally caused your error. I would certainly try to remove the Live Messenger install first if it is throwing an error. Then if that doesn't fix it perhaps if there is an MSN Messenger still in the install list I would remove that.

Then try to reinstall Live Messenger again.

Good Luck.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Christina at 12/13/2006 9:23 PM
Gravatar To the person who said ahfaii's link was no good...

IT IS.. it worked. thank you soooo much!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Junior at 12/14/2006 7:32 PM
Gravatar I HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. GO TO http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319624

AND TRY METHOD #1. FIXED MY EROR CODE 1601 AND THE WINDOWS UTLITY INSTALLER PROBLEM WITH THE "COULD NOT BE ACESSED BECAUSE THE WINDOWS INSTALLER WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY". IT REALLY WORKS.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Creestian at 12/15/2006 8:54 AM
Gravatar i found this solution 4 me and works very well, in my Windows XP SP2 updated till 12/15/2006

try it!

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=889482FC-5F56-4A38-B838-DE776FD4138C&displaylang=es&Hash=iTtAJJBAKqIsFs8pmTaw5Mq%2fLlxH6869qjrfMbHipK9eQruC3ZCI7ZoyZ0jceLwPMLr3kQFz6vxqFxFJLoD4Sg%3d%3d#filelist

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Alicia at 12/18/2006 2:40 AM
Gravatar im goin crazy my live messenger wouldnt work so i uninstalled it and re downloaded it and went to install it and it got the error messge 1603. then i got told to try install it in safe mode and i got error message 1601 :| i dun no how to fix it and its pissin me off some 1 help me

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by cdupart at 12/21/2006 1:17 AM
Gravatar Thank You!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by footgrenade at 1/1/2007 4:32 PM
Gravatar I clicked on start>run, typed in services.msc, scrolled to the Windows Installer service, and right clicked to start the service. This let me install Messenger Live.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Cammy at 1/5/2007 12:29 PM
Gravatar i get this msg when installing windows live msgr: Error writing to file: C:\Program Files\MSN Messenger\vimdone.wma. Verify that you have access to that directory. And after I cancel that msg box, there's another box that says that the setup has failed with error code: '1603' I've tried all methods to solve it, but none works! please help!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by PincheOgro1 at 1/8/2007 6:58 AM
Gravatar Hey install the Beta version of Windows Liver messenger. it is newer than the version you get when you press the "GET IT FREE" button... I installed it with no problems

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Tonki at 1/9/2007 6:14 PM
Gravatar There is also solution.

http://msn-errors.blogspot.com/2007/01/windows-live-messenger-installation.html

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by pisshead1987 at 1/13/2007 8:28 AM
Gravatar Ive been trying to download messenger all day and getting the 1603 erorr, but ive got over 20 gigs of memory left, any ideas?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Paul at 1/20/2007 4:09 AM
Gravatar If you're getting the 1603 Error, go to "c:/program files/MSN Messenger/" and delete everything that is in there. The install can't overwrite old instances of messenger.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Rose at 1/23/2007 5:36 PM
Gravatar Method #4 listed here fixed the problem. The system account was not listed with permission to the classes_root hive http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319624

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Mikael Nilsson at 1/27/2007 12:20 PM
Gravatar I got error 1601
-Solution
I just activated the "windows installer" in msconfig and reboted. Probably I had shout down the windows installer by mistake earlier.

Then I got error 1603
-Solution. I used the beta version ahfaii wrote about and it works.

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# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Snega at 1/27/2007 1:27 PM
Gravatar I also got the beta 8.1 to work after weeks of trying everything ,, good luck

Try installing this WLM beta instead:

http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_EN

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Senga at 1/27/2007 1:31 PM
Gravatar
http://g.live.com/1rebeta/Mess80_EN
works if your having error 1603 msg,,, when installing windows live messenger

Senga

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by <: ( at 2/3/2007 5:50 AM
Gravatar mmmkay, so i pretty much keep getting 1601.

i just had a bunch of viruses on my computer and got the hard drive professionally redone.

i'm not sure if everything was reinstalled properly.

i don't understand why live messenger isn't downloading.

i don't know how to use most of the methods, but i've restarted installer and stuff. it's just not working.

help plz.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error on 8.1

Left by Jennifer Lucero at 2/13/2007 2:59 PM
Gravatar I tried to download the newer version of this messenger and it tells me I have to have Windows XP. Well I do. Why is it not recognizing it and how do I fix it?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by okan at 2/15/2007 3:11 AM
Gravatar hata:1603

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by SpeedDevil at 2/19/2007 9:14 AM
Gravatar I also get the 1603 error, but as I can see, it appears when trying to reinstall the WLM, right? What if it is shown on the first installation?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by SpeedDevil at 2/19/2007 9:20 AM
Gravatar oh I forgot to say that when I try to install it in safe mode, it shows error 1601

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Emily at 2/24/2007 3:30 PM
Gravatar My brother got a message yesterday saying he needed to update msn so he did and it downloadd windows live messenger. we both don't like it and want msn 7.5 back but we don't know how. please help!!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by latinbabe3840 at 3/6/2007 11:10 AM
Gravatar i'd like to be able to log on tto my old windows live messenger

# FIXED! MSN INSTALL PROBLEMS

Left by Nathan Hitchman at 3/18/2007 1:34 PM
Gravatar msiexec is the problem. Running this at the command prompt will fix the problemn:

%systemroot%\system32\msiexec.exe /regserver

Hope this helps.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by ELanna at 3/18/2007 6:13 PM
Gravatar GET MY MSN BACK !!!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by yousuf at 3/20/2007 10:10 PM
Gravatar I clicked on start>run, typed in services.msc, scrolled to the Windows Installer service, and right clicked to start the service. This let me install Messenger Live.

This worked for the 1601 error per footgernade.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by lord at 3/24/2007 11:04 PM
Gravatar yea I got the "new version of livemessenger" updater notification last night, so I clicked it to update, and I got 1601 error, so when it came up with it again today, i get the same error. Can't understand where the problem is, and why I should use non microsoft programs to sort it out when there shouldn't be a problem in the first place.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Converse at 5/12/2007 6:23 AM
Gravatar I am getting the same error. darn

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by john at 5/18/2007 4:58 AM
Gravatar i cant install a new messenger cause of the code 1601

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by iclal at 6/1/2007 3:47 PM
Gravatar mirdas ünal

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by pierre dubois at 6/5/2007 6:37 AM
Gravatar The link to the microsoft page that says: "Windows Installer Service could not be accessed" error message when installing application. This really works!!!!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by chourouk at 6/20/2007 8:48 AM
Gravatar I have problem in installation messenger 8.1 i have error 1603 tell me what must do

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by scott at 6/28/2007 6:07 PM
Gravatar "I HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. GO TO http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319624

AND TRY METHOD #1. FIXED MY EROR CODE 1601 AND THE WINDOWS UTLITY INSTALLER PROBLEM WITH THE "COULD NOT BE ACESSED BECAUSE THE WINDOWS INSTALLER WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY". IT REALLY WORKS."

~~Thanks this made it work... just as i was about to give up..~~

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by DejaVu at 7/9/2007 9:18 AM
Gravatar SUX ARSE! INSTALLER THAT WORKS PLEASE... Vista and WLM - Error '1603'. These programs are by the same company. surely they'd make them compatible? Well done again Microsux!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Elie at 7/12/2007 1:23 PM
Gravatar ****This really worked!!!!****
"I HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. GO TO http://support.microsoft.com/kb/319624

AND TRY METHOD #1. FIXED MY EROR CODE 1601 AND THE WINDOWS UTLITY INSTALLER PROBLEM WITH THE "COULD NOT BE ACESSED BECAUSE THE WINDOWS INSTALLER WAS NOT INSTALLED CORRECTLY". IT REALLY WORKS. "

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Josepj at 7/31/2007 2:50 AM
Gravatar can nor remove to install msn massenger life

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by mostafa at 8/25/2007 10:37 PM
Gravatar hey everyone...i guess im sorta having the same problem where i go to install any msn or windows live messengers and it says
"Windows Live setup has failed with error code '1601'".. as you can see lol im that great at comps...would a format be neccesary?? also im not the only one using my comp so i dont want to stuff up windows in the process lol :P..thanks everyone

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Dan at 9/12/2007 10:28 PM
Gravatar I don't like Windows Messenger Live, I want to use Msn Messenger 7.5, but everytime I run it, it tells me to install the latest messenger version to continue. How can I keep the old one?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Nut at 9/13/2007 2:35 PM
Gravatar My Messenger have the same problem with the last reply. I think, MS is trying to monopolize again by invalided the old version. Damm it!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Dan at 9/13/2007 7:31 PM
Gravatar Agreed.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by louisse at 9/14/2007 1:51 PM
Gravatar i receive error 1603. i want to download MSN Live messenger. I've tried a lot of steps already but i still cant..pleassse help

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by armando at 9/19/2007 12:28 PM
Gravatar non posso più entrare su messenger perchè devo scaricare la versione nuova ma non la trovo come devo fare?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by mattan at 9/23/2007 10:49 AM
Gravatar Hey,

can anyone help me? I used to get the error 1601, but now I got rid of it. however, the installer seems to hang when reaching the end of the installing... help pls.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Big Z at 9/29/2007 1:04 AM
Gravatar I keep on gettimg this stupid 1601 error plz help i want to get back on MSN really quickly

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Willow at 10/8/2007 3:56 AM
Gravatar Im having heaps of trouble trying to install the Messenger live. The error message I keep getting is: The ordinal 730 could not be located in the dynamic link library SHELL32.dll.

??? Anyone got any ideas???

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by --chaz at 10/10/2007 9:04 PM
Gravatar Willow:

I am just guessing here, but are you using an operating system other than Windows XP or Windows Vista? If you are using Windows 2000 you'll want to go to this URL http://www.download.com/MSN-Messenger-Windows-2000-/3000-2150_4-10384210.html?tag=lst-0-4 and download this version of Messenger for Windows 2000.

Hope this helps:

--Chaz

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by traian at 10/25/2007 7:02 PM
Gravatar hi...i have problems with error 1603.
it almost gets to the end of the installation when it starts to roll back. then it says that it could install, and i get the error message...

now, ive been going through forums for a couple of days now, and i tried almost every solution there is out there...nothing works...

i even came up with an own solution. get a copy off all the files in the "msn messenger" folder from an other comp. then put it in program files(x86) (i have xp x64)
then start the install with the task manager at hand. when i almost get to the place where the installer starts to go back, ill kill the application. so far so good...i can now open and use WLM.
the thing is that when u restart ur computer or for any reason shut down the WLM completely it wont start again.

and the WLM 8.5 beta doesnt work on XP x64.

if anyone has a solution that REALLY works, pls
post here or email me at teodor_86(at)hotmailDOTcom

specs:
win xp x64 SP2
all latest updates
amd x2 4200+
2 gig ram
lots of HD space

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by conchadesuhermana at 10/28/2007 10:10 PM
Gravatar This shit doesn't work!! Fuck Bill Gates!!! Screw up Live messenger!!!!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by amy__x at 12/31/2007 11:07 AM
Gravatar i am ripping my hair out here .. im running of windows xp proffesional .. i have been tryin for weeks to install msn it will only let me install msn messenger 6.0 the earlist one and i want the best one .. i have tryed everythink in this forum and nothing works.. what shall i do /.. it says error code 1603.. got to this site..etc.. i tryed but nothing i need msn as my other computer has broke on me please someone help me ..:(

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by philippe siqueira at 1/5/2008 3:17 PM
Gravatar I tried a lot of sites.
only this help worked.
Thanks, good job. =)

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by josh at 1/21/2008 7:30 AM
Gravatar ive been trying to download msn from here http://get.live.com/messenger/overview it goes half way through the dowload then stops and a error code 0x80070643 pops up

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Gary at 2/2/2008 1:43 PM
Gravatar I had the same problem that everyone else is having. I was able to fix the problem and hopefully it will work for all of you. You MUST have the file called msiexec.exe in your c:\windows\system32 foler. If its not there like in my case than thats problem. Do a file search for that file on your computer and once found copy and past it to the system32 folder

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by tibor at 2/4/2008 10:05 PM
Gravatar WAY too much work to use MS Messenger on an MS operating system.

Too many other options out there for me to waste another couple hours on fixing this. Trillian, here I come - "extras" from using MS's own messenger be damned.

No wonder people buy Macs.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Rachel at 2/22/2008 9:45 PM
Gravatar I've tried everything and i still get a error0x80070642 error in the middle of the messenger live installation....help please!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Rachel at 2/22/2008 9:50 PM
Gravatar ***error 0x80070643

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Scott at 3/3/2008 10:37 PM
Gravatar Im having problems installing Windows Live Messenger. but i dont actually get an error message. I run the installer, has a tick next to installed Sing-in Assistant, then after a minute it says not installed Messenger. Thats it, i click close and thats all she wrote. This all started when Messenger stop letting me log on. One day bamn just erros, which i wish i had written down before i tryed the uninstall reinstall option. Uninstalled just fine but i cant get it back on. I am running windows vista which seems to fight every program, even the ones it comes with. Can anyone help me?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Fatma at 3/5/2008 10:58 AM
Gravatar i pretty much have the same problem "Left by Scott at 3/3/2008 10:37 PM" only i'm running windows xp professional... sp2... please help

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Fatma at 3/5/2008 11:01 AM
Gravatar okay i installed msn 7.5 and then when i wanted to sign in it said i had to upgrade... i did that and viola it worked!!! :D

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by George at 3/12/2008 11:00 PM
Gravatar i need help i am trying to download windows live messenger and at the end an error pops out please help!!

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Melanie at 4/17/2008 3:48 AM
Gravatar okay, so a while ago i was trying 2 uninstall a game on the computer to free up disk space... and it said something about windows live messenger being uninstalled... can't remember exactly what. and i thought 'well if it uninstalls ill just install it again' and every time i try to install it it says that its installed but i cant find it anywhere or anything! grrrr someone HELP ME :(

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Katie at 4/17/2008 6:39 PM
Gravatar Hello!

I'm in need of some help with regards to Windows Live Messenger. It's not letting me install it but it is sending me no error messages either. It gets to 99% done and then it just stops and does nothing more...how do I fix this?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Dee at 5/8/2008 3:28 AM
Gravatar I have the same problem as Katie. Have tried to install 6 times. It gets to 99% and tells me to try again later.

Can anyone help?

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by graham at 5/20/2008 5:09 AM
Gravatar although, everyone on here has the same problem, [thats why im here, also ], wouldnt it be easier to leave a clue, on here to bloody help us idiots out, AAAaaarrrrrrr

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by graham at 5/20/2008 5:59 AM
Gravatar still no joy, i got 31gb of freespace, its not that,

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1601, 1603 & 1635

Left by Mark at 6/12/2008 9:41 AM
Gravatar If you're having trouble installing windows live messenger and you're using windows 2000 and receiving the message about ordinal 730 error, the reason is because windows live messenger is not compatible with windows 2000. Download the older version "windows messenger 7.0" and it will work fine. When you get prompted to update to the newer version of messenger, basically 8.0 refuse and do not update unless you upgrade your operatin system to Windows XP.

# re: Windows Live Messenger Installation Error 1603

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