Re: help installing messenger 6.1
From: Jonathan Kay [MVP] (msnewsreplies_at_jonathankay.com)
Date: 02/13/04
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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 19:20:25 -0500
Greetings Bob,
This usually happens if your Windows Installer is not working properly.
To correct, do the following -- click Start, then Run, and type the following:
%systemroot%\system32\dllcache\msiexec.exe /regserver
then click OK.
After this, run the install again.
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"bob" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:f7d201c3f1b0$1b2a9720$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> Help!
>
> Whenever I try to download and install messenger 6.1 for
> XP, an error box comes up with
>
> "MSN messenger setup has failed with error code 1601.
> please go to the MSN messenger web site and download the
> software from there."
>
> I downloaded the software from there originally anyway.
> What is the problem? Micrsoft refuse to help me.
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