Agreed, something is blocking the installations on that particular computer.
I installed both Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo messenger in Vista without
problems. Skype as well.
Some things to try; use run as administrator when starting the installation;
install the software from an administrator account; turn off 3rd party
security software before trying to install the messenger apps.

Copying over a program rarely works unless the software is self-contained,
otherwise there are Windows registry entries and system files that would be
missing.


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> Unless there is a security suite stopping the installation (Norton,
> McAfee, etc) he should be able to download the install file, right click
> and choose 'run as administrator' and get all to install
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> "Willow1622" <Willow1622@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>> I've been reading on here and still haven't found any answers that can
>> help
>> me.
>>
>> My friend just bought a computer with Vista. He's had it 5 days. He tried
>> to
>> install,
>> Windows Live Messenger, AIM, and Yahoo Messenger. Yahoo Messenger gets to
>> 5
>> % installed, and then quits. It WILL NOT install at all. He's tried it
>> about
>> 70 times. Several different ways. I even sent him the download, AND a cd
>> to
>> install it from. Nothing works.
>>
>> Windows Live gets to 99% and stops. AIM was the only thing he got
>> installed
>> (and it barely works), and he had to get a friend to do it from a flash
>> drive. Somehow he had the whole AIM on there and all he had to do was
>> just
>> transfer the folder over. I tried this for him, with yahoo and that didnt
>> even work.
>>
>> Can someone please help me? The only thing he has gotten to work RIGHT is
>> myspace IM, and that won't do web cams.
>>
>> Thank you[/color]
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