Unable to install Windows Live Essentials 2011 and error code 0X80040609

[Nazmin]

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I have installed windows 7 on my system and I have Windows Live Essentials 2011. I have issue in Windows Live Essentials 2011 because, when I update the Windows Live Essentials 2011, I got error on the updation. The error message showing that “error 0x80040609; source= i386”. I updated the Windows Live Essentials 2011 till 60%, after that this error message comes. I have updated the Windows Live through internet. I really don’t know what to do? Please can anyone solve this issue?

[Xylina]

This problem occurs when your components are corrupted in Windows Live Essentials 2011. So therefore to solve this issue you need to uninstall the Windows Live Essentials 2011 and again you need to install the Windows Live Essentials 2011. To do this follow the way, click on the control panel through start button. Now go to the programs and select uninstall a program. Under uninstall program select the Windows Live Essentials 2011. Now click on the Remove one or more Windows Live programs and click on uninstall. After uninstalling and deleting the Windows Live Essentials 2011, you need to restart your system. After restarting the system install the new copy of the Windows Live Essentials 2011.i hope this will solve your problem.

[mesterio]

When you complete the uninstalling of Windows Live Essentials 2011, you need to run the Windows Installer Cleanup. This will help you to remove all files of the Windows Live Essentials 2011. You need to download the windows installer cleanup tool from the internet. When you completed download run the windows installer cleanup as per the instruction. When you complete this you need to uninstall the Windows Live Essentials 2011. Now make sure that you have enabled the windows firewall. This is following steps for check the status of windows firewall and to change, click on the start button and go to the control panel. Under control panel select the windows firewall. Now on the windows firewall make select on the turn windows firewall on or off. Now under that hit on turn on windows firewall. And then click ok. After making windows firewall on, you can install the Windows Live Essentials 2011. I hope this will solve your issue.

[Enriquee]

I had same issue on my system. First I have uninstalled the Windows Live Essentials 2011 and i reinstalled the Windows Live Essentials 2011. Then tried to update but same issue have been showed. When we are uninstalling the Windows Live Essentials 2011 we need to delete the Windows Live Essentials 2011 folder on your system. To do these select the start button from the desktop. Now click on the computer. Under that select the local disk C. now here select the windows live folder and remove the folder. After removing the folder you can update Windows Live Essentials 2011. This will help you lot.