Unpack the full installer and only install the base components or the ones that you want. Here is what my VBScript setup looked like only using the minimal components. 'Source for custom in… Read More

Download the latest version of Windows Live Messenger. Use this command to silently install the client without the other crap. wlsetup-all.exe /AppSelect:Messenger /NOTOOLBARCEIP /NOCEIP /NOHO… Read More

re: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943595/en-us and the /configfile option Windows Live 2009 ignores that config.txt. You must download the oem verison of Windows Live 2008 from that microso… Read More

This command line installs Windows Live Messenger 2009 silent and unattended: WLSetup.exe /silent /configfile: config.txt See http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943595/en-us for config.txt synta… Read More

To get the MSI's from Install_Messenger.exe user: Create a folder such as C:\TEMP Open command line and navigate to where WLM Setup is saved Execute Install_Messenger.exe /C /T:C:\TEMP This w… Read More

I found out that the following note from MSN Messenger 7.X (http://www.appdeploy.com/packages/detail.asp?id=490) doesnt work for Live Messenger 8.1.0178: >If you want to disable MSN Messenger … Read More

Here is how I did: Extracted installmessenger.exe and Edited the following entries InstallUISequence CheckAddBHOCheckBox = 0 CheckAddToolbarCheckBox = 0 CheckAddLinksCheckBox = 0 Che… Read More

Following up on artini's note, you can extract the Messenger MSI's from the download executable using /C /T:<path> command line parameters. Read More

This was related to problem with MSN setup not executing from a network share refer to this post: http://www.appdeploy.com/messageboards/tm.asp?m=21554 The way to solve this problem is not exe… Read More

The only property you need to use is IAGREE=Yes. No extra shortcuts or toolbar will be installed. The other properties only work in the UI sequence. I prefer to build a transform in which I put… Read More

Another way to disable autorun is to remove the registry entry 'HkcuAutoLaunch' from the registry table. Read More

The option to disable autorun in the group policy editor doesn't work with this version of messenger, instead I used the tip David Carlin gave at : http://blog.case.edu/djc6/2006/01/11/disable_… Read More

I've created a Transformation to install Live Messenger via GPO. This mst is very similar to MSN Messenger one, changes are in the new property Values for, e.g., Sign-in software included in t… Read More

works fine with this commandline: msiexec /i MsnMsgs.msi IAGREE="Yes" ALLOWRHAPSODY="" ADDLINKS="" ADDBHO="" SETHOMEPAGE="" /qb- Read More