In Windows Vista, browse to: Here you will be able to see the WLM and other Live product installers too. This is the location for the Live installation, and you will find all those you have installed. The names may appear as follows: Windows Live Sign-In AssistantInstall_{AFA4E5FD-ED70-4D92-99D0-162FD56DC986}.msi Windows Live MailInstall_{EDB619FD-4E71-403C-8E99-DFC9CF9DD345}.msi Windows Live MessengerInstall_{508CE775-4BA4-4748-82DF-FE28DA9F03B0}.msi Windows Live ToolbarInstall_{C6876FE6-A314-4628-B0D7-F3EE5E35C4B4}.msi Windows Live WriterInstall_{9176251A-4CC1-4DDB-B343-B487195EB397}.msi Windows Live Photo GalleryInstall_{AA436FBD-2595-479B-8DDE-E9C36F50D99D}.msi Back up the one’s you want ! You may have to uncheck ‘Hide protected OS files’ from Folder Options, to be able to see this folder. However, in Windows 7 they are stored in separate folders. Uncheck ‘Hide protected OS files‘ from Folder Options, to be able to see this folder. Once Windows Live Installer has finished downloading and installing Messenger, browse to assuming your Windows 7 has been installed on C drive.
In the .cache folder, you will see many sub-folders. Each folder contains a Live installer. The installers can be easily be identified by their names. For example: Backup the one’s you want.
