Remove Windows Live Essentials

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agibsonsw
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Remove Windows Live Essentials

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Hello.
I want to remove Windows Live Essentials from my computer. I believe the features are all/mostly "extras" that I will never use.

Will I lose any Windows 7 features/functionality if I uninstall?

Will I be able to install some features independently at a later date, without have to reinstall the whole suite? For example, Windows Mail and possibly Mesh? (I don't really need Windows Mail as I rarely visit my Hotmail account.)

Andy
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Re: Remove Windows Live Essentials

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You won't lose any Windows 7 functionality.
When you reinstall Windows Live Essentials, you can specify which components you want (you'll have to select "Custom" at some point, I forget where exactly).
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Re: Remove Windows Live Essentials

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HansV wrote:You won't lose any Windows 7 functionality.
When you reinstall Windows Live Essentials, you can specify which components you want (you'll have to select "Custom" at some point, I forget where exactly).
Thanks for the confirmation Hans.

There's also a 600MB HP Documentation app, but all it does it open some PDFs! I'll copy the PDFs and remove this app. (I bet the pdfs are already elsewhere on the computer anyway.)

Andy.
"I'm here to save your life. But if I'm going to do that, I'll need total uninanonynymity." Me Myself & Irene.