Mickey Jervin’s SharePoint blog

August 26, 2009

Couldn’t install programs (Messenger on Win2003)

Filed under: Windows — mickeyjervin @ 11:12 am

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Couldn’t install programs
Sorry, you cannot install the programs you’ve chosen on this operating system.

Error:     os_check: 0×80280004
Next steps:    Check the system requirements for more details.
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I have several times tried to install Windows Live Messenger 2009 on my Windows Server 2003 without any luck. Simply because the new version wasn’t supported in Windows Server 2003 :-(

I have managed and accepted that until for now.
But this morning I wasn’t able to login unless I upgraded my Messenger, and I couldn’t upgrade because I was running Windows Server 2003! The chicken or the egg again???

Anyway I found this great blog post that does the hack:

http://devadraco.blogspot.com/2009/03/installing-windows-live-messenger-2009.html

Just follow the steps and you are home safe again

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