Reinstall Windows XP Messenger

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Andrew Morgan - 25 Feb 2007 11:51 GMT

Hi all

I removed Windows XP Messenger using the rundll32..... command.

However, I can no longer provide remote assistance to a friends PC now, even
though we're both using Windows Live Messenger (latest version).

Does WLM rely on Windows Messenger components in order for remote assistance
to work?

If so, how can I reinstall Windows XP Messenger? I've looked in the
msmsgs.inf file but can't find anything obvious.

Thanks in advance!

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Jonathan Kay [MVP] - 26 Feb 2007 04:58 GMT

Greetings,

Yes it does, Windows Messenger must be installed for these features to work.

You can simply just reinstall Windows Messenger from here:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=a8d9eb73-5f8c-4b9a-940f-915
7a3b3d774

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Andrew Morgan - 26 Feb 2007 08:05 GMT

Great. Thanks for your help Jonathan.

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Jonathan Kay [MVP] - 26 Feb 2007 21:52 GMT

Sure thing. Additionally, you don't actually need to use Windows Messenger, it just has to
be there.

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