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Command Line
to silent install Windows Live essential use switchs like this :

wlsetup-all.exe/AppSelect:<ApplicationID>,!<ApplicationID> /q

/AppSelect:<ApplicationID> select features you want to install

!<ApplicationID> are features that should not be installed

/q mean silent installation

<ApplicationID> can be :


ALL (Full live essential)
Mail
PhotoGallery
OLC (Outlook Connector)
Messenger
Writer
MovieMaker
Companion (Messenger Companion)
FamilySafety
wlsync (Live Mesh)
Bingbar
idcrl (Live Sign in Assistant)


exemples :

Installing live mesh and live writer only :

wlsetup-all.exe/AppSelect:wlsync,Writer /q

Installing full package except bingbar and messenger :

wlsetup-all.exe/AppSelect:ALL,!messenger,!Bingbar /q


some useful additional options :

/log:<filename> logging your installation

/noMU disable Windows Update

/noHomepage prevent homepage to become Msn.com

/noLaunch prevent Messenger to launch just after installation as finished.

/noSearch prevent your default search engin to be replaced by Bing.com
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
  • MrDiagg
  • 10/21/2010  
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Command Line
Used this command for silent uninstall:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe" /uninstall:<ApplicationID> /quiet
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

3
Note

You can grab the full installer by installing it on a machine via Windows Update. Once you see the splash screen for the Windows Essentials installation, simply navigate to "C:\Windows\SoftwareDistribution\Download\Install" and copy off the "wlsetup-all.exe" file for version 2011.
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
  • Lucid
  • 10/27/2010  
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Virtualization

The application can not be virtualized as it contains system level service named "Windows Live SignIn Assistant"
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

1
Note
Windows Live messenger is one of the feature available with Windows Live Essentials 2011 suite.
Target Operating system : Windows VISTA / Windows 7:- Windows live messenger (Windows Live essentials 2011 suite) is not compatible with Windows XP)
Packaging type : App –V for Windows Live Messenger is not possible as, application installs system level service named “Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant”

Source:
Online installer : wlsetup-web.exe (Approx 1.2 MB). As the name suggest, the installer downloads files from internet during installation.
This setup files is available at Download wlsetup-web.exe

Offline installer (Stand alone) : wlsetup-all.exe (Approx 155 MB).This source contains all the files needed during installation.
Installation steps :As the scope of the document is only limited to Windows Live messenger, we select Messenger feature.
Proceeding with installation, setup extracts following MSIs and MSP at C:\Windows\Installer\ .These MSIs have random GUID names.

Below is the list of 16 MSIs and 1 MSP extracted,

1. Microsoft Silverlight - Update (msp) :- Windows Live messenger requires latest Silverlight update for functioning (Since Silverlight is already present on the build, only the patch gets installed).
2. Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant (msi):- The Windows Live™ ID Sign-in Assistant installs the Windows Live ID online provider for Windows® 7. Links a Windows Live ID to a Windows 7 user account.
3. Windows Live UX Platform (msi) :- The underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
4. Windows Live Installer (msi) :- Installs the base files related to Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
5. MSVCRT (msi) :- msvcrt.dll is a module containing standard C library functions such as printf, memcpy, and cos. It is a part of the Microsoft C Runtime Library. 6. D3DX10 (msi) :- The d3dx10.dll file is one of many files contained in the DirectX software collection. Since DirectX is utilized by most Windows based games and advanced graphics program. Required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
7. Microsoft Application Error Reporting (msi) :- Error reporting functionality provided by Microsoft.
8. Windows Live SOXE Definitions (msi) :- Definition files for underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
9. Windows Live SOXE (msi) :- Underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
10. Windows Live Communications Platform (msi) :- Underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
11. Windows Live PIMT Platform (msi) :- Underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
12. Windows Live Photo Common (msi) :- Framework for Image related functionality for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
13. Windows Live Messenger (msi):- Live messenger executable files.
14. Windows Live UX Platform Language Pack (msi):- Language pack for Live UX Platform.
15. Windows Live Essentials (msi) :- Supporting files for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.This MSI is responsible for displaying “Windows Live Essentials” in ARP.
16. Windows Live Photo Common (msi):- Supporting files for Image related functionality for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
17. Windows Live Messenger2 (msi) :-Supporting files for Live messenger .

Note: The above installation sequence should be followed for successful installation of Windows Live Messenger. If this sequence is not followed, the installation fails.
It is noteworthy that, 16 MSIs and MSP are very much needed for the installation of only one feature Windows Live Messenger out of the suite.

• The source also installs “Microsoft Silverlight 4.0.50401.0” as part of installation.
• “Microsoft Silverlight” and “Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper” plugins for Internet explorer are installed.

Installing Microsoft Silverlight - Disable Update :-
After Installing the patch (MSP) for Microsoft Silverlight, we have a shortcut in start menu which opens the Silverlight control panel.
Following per user registry are added to disable auto update in the above mentioned Silverlight control panel.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Silverlight]
"UpdateMode"=dword:00000002
"DRMEnabled"=dword:00000000

Installing Microsoft Application Error Reporting:-
The sequence number for this MSI is 7.
Microsoft Error Reporting is installed with following command line parameters:-
Msiexec /i Error_Reorting.msi PPGUID={00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} REBOOT=ReallySuppress MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable MSIFASTINSTALL=7 ROOTDRIVE=C:\ CLIENTUILEVEL=3 MSICLIENTUSESEXTERNALUI=1

Installing Windows Live Messenger:-
The sequence number for this MSI is 13. This is the main MSI that installs Windows Live Messenger executables.


To disable thesr windows, add following per user registry keys.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IM Providers\MSN Messenger]
"UpAndRunning"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Common]
"FREDate"=hex:bc,83,40,ed,ff,6a,cb,01
"SettingsVersion"=dword:00000004
"SQM"=dword:00000001
"TOUVersion"="15.0.0.0"
"UserLanguage"="en"

Un-installation steps:-
For un-installation of MSIs, the sequence is reversed as that for installation.
Also note that, MSP is not removable during un-installation.To do so, complete un-installation of Microsoft Silverlight that is already present on the build is needed.
Microsoft Error reporting will also not un-install if Microsoft products such as MS Office is already present over the build. After installation of MS Error Reporting, it gets associated with Office implicitly.

Transform is applied only on Windows Live Messenger (No. 13th MSI in the sequence given above), rest all other customization such as :-
Disable Autoupdate for Silverlight are carriedo out in install script and with active setup(Per User settings)
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

1
Note
What I did for to package Windows Live Messenger for GPO deployment (target win7 sp1)

Download the full installer - wlsetup-all.exe
Use resource hacker to open up wlsetup-all.exe

In the left hand tree browse to PACKAGE
Right click PACKAGE, save PACKAGE resources
Save to a new temp folder
Eg. D:\temp\package.rc

This will output a whole lot of .bin files
These are just cab files so we need to do a mass rename
“ren *.bin *.cab”

Once done select all cab files and extract to a new sub folder \extracted
In \extracted you will see all the msi, msp and 7z files you need

Files needed for WLM2011

Requirements
D3dx10-x86.msi
Crt90_amd64.msi
Crt90.msi

WLM Application Requirements
Contacts.msi
WLXSuiteLang.msi
Wllogin_wlx-x64.msi
Wlxsuite.msi
Pimt.msi
Soxe.core.msi
Soxe.definitions.msi
Uxplatform.msi
UxplatformLang.msi

WLMessenger
Messenger.msi

Modifications
Messenger.msi is missing its installation tables so adding via GPO doesn't work without some modifications.
Open up Messenger.msi in Orca
Create a New transform

Open up another instance of Orca
Open any working msi - in this case I used 7zip as a reference
Export the following tables from 7zip
ActionText
AdminExecuteSequence
AdvExecuteSequence
Import these back into Messenger.msi
Go to the Property table
Accept the EULA

Generate the transform .mst

I created 3 separate GPO packages
Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials Prerequisites
Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials
Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials Messenger (make sure you apply the mst created above)

Also ensure Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials Messenger is installed last
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
  • kvad
  • 12/13/2011  
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Command Line
Used this for silent uninstall: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe" /uninstall:AppName /quiet example: Only Messenger: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Windows Live\Installer\wlarp.exe" /uninstall:Messenger /quiet
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

1
Note
Windows Live messenger is one of the feature available with Windows Live Essentials 2011 suite.
Target Operating system : Windows VISTA / Windows 7:- Windows live messenger (Windows Live essentials 2011 suite) is not compatible with Windows XP)
Packaging type : App –V for Windows Live Messenger is not possible as, application installs system level service named “Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant”

Source:
Online installer : wlsetup-web.exe (Approx 1.2 MB). As the name suggest, the installer downloads files from internet during installation.
This setup files is available at Download wlsetup-web.exe

Offline installer (Stand alone) : wlsetup-all.exe (Approx 155 MB).This source contains all the files needed during installation.
Installation steps :As the scope of the document is only limited to Windows Live messenger, we select Messenger feature.
Proceeding with installation, setup extracts following MSIs and MSP at C:\Windows\Installer\ .These MSIs have random GUID names.

Below is the list of 16 MSIs and 1 MSP extracted,

1. Microsoft Silverlight - Update (msp) :- Windows Live messenger requires latest Silverlight update for functioning (Since Silverlight is already present on the build, only the patch gets installed).
2. Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant (msi):- The Windows Live™ ID Sign-in Assistant installs the Windows Live ID online provider for Windows® 7. Links a Windows Live ID to a Windows 7 user account.
3. Windows Live UX Platform (msi) :- The underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
4. Windows Live Installer (msi) :- Installs the base files related to Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
5. MSVCRT (msi) :- msvcrt.dll is a module containing standard C library functions such as printf, memcpy, and cos. It is a part of the Microsoft C Runtime Library. 6. D3DX10 (msi) :- The d3dx10.dll file is one of many files contained in the DirectX software collection. Since DirectX is utilized by most Windows based games and advanced graphics program. Required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
7. Microsoft Application Error Reporting (msi) :- Error reporting functionality provided by Microsoft.
8. Windows Live SOXE Definitions (msi) :- Definition files for underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
9. Windows Live SOXE (msi) :- Underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
10. Windows Live Communications Platform (msi) :- Underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
11. Windows Live PIMT Platform (msi) :- Underlying frame work required for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
12. Windows Live Photo Common (msi) :- Framework for Image related functionality for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
13. Windows Live Messenger (msi):- Live messenger executable files.
14. Windows Live UX Platform Language Pack (msi):- Language pack for Live UX Platform.
15. Windows Live Essentials (msi) :- Supporting files for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.This MSI is responsible for displaying “Windows Live Essentials” in ARP.
16. Windows Live Photo Common (msi):- Supporting files for Image related functionality for Windows Live messenger and other Live features.
17. Windows Live Messenger2 (msi) :-Supporting files for Live messenger .

Note: The above installation sequence should be followed for successful installation of Windows Live Messenger. If this sequence is not followed, the installation fails.
It is noteworthy that, 16 MSIs and MSP are very much needed for the installation of only one feature Windows Live Messenger out of the suite.

• The source also installs “Microsoft Silverlight 4.0.50401.0” as part of installation.
• “Microsoft Silverlight” and “Windows Live ID Sign-in Helper” plugins for Internet explorer are installed.

Installing Microsoft Silverlight - Disable Update :-
After Installing the patch (MSP) for Microsoft Silverlight, we have a shortcut in start menu which opens the Silverlight control panel.
Following per user registry are added to disable auto update in the above mentioned Silverlight control panel.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Silverlight]
"UpdateMode"=dword:00000002
"DRMEnabled"=dword:00000000

Installing Microsoft Application Error Reporting:-
The sequence number for this MSI is 7.
Microsoft Error Reporting is installed with following command line parameters:-
Msiexec /i Error_Reorting.msi PPGUID={00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000} REBOOT=ReallySuppress MSIRESTARTMANAGERCONTROL=Disable MSIFASTINSTALL=7 ROOTDRIVE=C:\ CLIENTUILEVEL=3 MSICLIENTUSESEXTERNALUI=1

Installing Windows Live Messenger:-
The sequence number for this MSI is 13. This is the main MSI that installs Windows Live Messenger executables.


To disable thesr windows, add following per user registry keys.
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IM Providers\MSN Messenger]
"UpAndRunning"=dword:00000000
[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Common]
"FREDate"=hex:bc,83,40,ed,ff,6a,cb,01
"SettingsVersion"=dword:00000004
"SQM"=dword:00000001
"TOUVersion"="15.0.0.0"
"UserLanguage"="en"

Un-installation steps:-
For un-installation of MSIs, the sequence is reversed as that for installation.
Also note that, MSP is not removable during un-installation.To do so, complete un-installation of Microsoft Silverlight that is already present on the build is needed.
Microsoft Error reporting will also not un-install if Microsoft products such as MS Office is already present over the build. After installation of MS Error Reporting, it gets associated with Office implicitly.

Transform is applied only on Windows Live Messenger (No. 13th MSI in the sequence given above), rest all other customization such as :-
Disable Autoupdate for Silverlight are carriedo out in install script and with active setup(Per User settings)
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

1
Note
What I did for to package Windows Live Messenger for GPO deployment (target win7 sp1)

Download the full installer - wlsetup-all.exe
Use resource hacker to open up wlsetup-all.exe

In the left hand tree browse to PACKAGE
Right click PACKAGE, save PACKAGE resources
Save to a new temp folder
Eg. D:\temp\package.rc

This will output a whole lot of .bin files
These are just cab files so we need to do a mass rename
“ren *.bin *.cab”

Once done select all cab files and extract to a new sub folder \extracted
In \extracted you will see all the msi, msp and 7z files you need

Files needed for WLM2011

Requirements
D3dx10-x86.msi
Crt90_amd64.msi
Crt90.msi

WLM Application Requirements
Contacts.msi
WLXSuiteLang.msi
Wllogin_wlx-x64.msi
Wlxsuite.msi
Pimt.msi
Soxe.core.msi
Soxe.definitions.msi
Uxplatform.msi
UxplatformLang.msi

WLMessenger
Messenger.msi

Modifications
Messenger.msi is missing its installation tables so adding via GPO doesn't work without some modifications.
Open up Messenger.msi in Orca
Create a New transform

Open up another instance of Orca
Open any working msi - in this case I used 7zip as a reference
Export the following tables from 7zip
ActionText
AdminExecuteSequence
AdvExecuteSequence
Import these back into Messenger.msi
Go to the Property table
Accept the EULA

Generate the transform .mst

I created 3 separate GPO packages
Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials Prerequisites
Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials
Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials Messenger (make sure you apply the mst created above)

Also ensure Software - Win 7 - Windows Live Essentials Messenger is installed last
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
  • kvad
  • 12/13/2011  
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0
Note
I was unable to deploy this package until i had SQL Server compact edition installed prior to install. I have also found that the /NoToolbarCEIP switch will stop the toolbar install which is nice.
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

0
Command Line
I was unable to deploy this package until i had SQL Server compact edition installed prior to install. I have also found that the /NoToolbarCEIP switch will stop the toolbar install which is nice.
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows

0
Note
To suppress EULA at first launch of Messenger, add the following reg key

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows Live\Common
REG_SZ : TOUVersion="15.0.0.0"
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
  • jlefebvre
  • 06/30/2011  
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0
Note

It seems that installing MovieMaker without Photogallery is 'unpossible'.
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
  • tamahome
  • 02/06/2012  
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Note

get the wlsetup-all.exe (e.g. from here: http://www.compit.se/?p=134 ) and try the following:

 

to silent install Windows Live essential use switchs like this :

wlsetup-all.exe /AppSelect:<ApplicationID>,!<ApplicationID> /q

/AppSelect:<ApplicationID> select features you want to install

!<ApplicationID> are features that should not be installed

/q mean silent installation

<ApplicationID> can be :


ALL (Full live essential)
Mail
PhotoGallery
OLC (Outlook Connector)
Messenger
Writer
MovieMaker
Companion (Messenger Companion)
FamilySafety
wlsync (Live Mesh)
Bingbar
idcrl (Live Sign in Assistant)


examples :

Installing live mesh and live writer only :

wlsetup-all.exe /AppSelect:wlsync,Writer /q

Installing full package except bingbar and messenger :

wlsetup-all.exe /AppSelect:ALL,!messenger,!Bingbar /q


some useful additional options :

/log:<filename> logging your installation

/noMU disable Windows Update

/noHomepage prevent homepage to become Msn.com

/noLaunch prevent Messenger to launch just after installation as finished.

/noSearch prevent your default search engin to be replaced by Bing.com

 

(source: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/configmgrswdist/thread/0c152a7e-8b2d-42d8-a241-fd4fb5fb1f51/ )

 

To Uninstall all pakages at once use the wlarp.exe in C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Installer with tthe /quiet parameter. For me using this file in its origin doesn't work. I had to copy it onto the server.

 
Setup Information:
Setup Type: unspecified
Deployment Method Used: unspecified
Deployment Difficulty: unspecified
Platform(s): Windows
  • Bruiser
  • 05/07/2012  
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