Windows Live Installer for Windows 2008

2:02 PM Abdulla Nabeel 0 Comments

I wanted to install the new Windows Live -- Messenger looks better (normal windows instead of custom, yes!). Unfortunately, the installer (wlsetup-web) has an annoying version check. Fortunately, it's nothing OllyDbg couldn't patch.
For the paranoid, you can check it against the original:
>fc wlsetup-web.exe wlsetup-web.original.exe
Comparing files wlsetup-web.exe and WLSETUP-WEB.ORIGINAL.EXE
00019DDD: C3 6A
00019DDE: 90 20
I've only tested on Windows 2008, 32 Bit, English, and I only installed Messenger. But it appears to work just fine. (I had to manually uninstall the current Messenger version first.)
Here's to hoping the final version of the "new wave" of Live removes this check for us. Enjoy!

wlsetup-web.exe (990.5 KB)

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