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Supported clients, and you can download them [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger|here]]
Supported clients, and you can download them [[Clients/Windows_Live_Messenger|here]]


=== Compatibility ===
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=== Identify Version from Setup ===
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Here is a simple pseudo code of my PHP tool which identify the version and the language of a Messenger setup:
**MSI file**
Language & Version: Read `ProductLanguage` and `ProductVersion` from the MSI file by querying its internal database: `SELECT Value FROM Property WHERE Property = %` (Windows users can use this tool: http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/get-information-about-msi-files-just-few-clicks)
**MSP file**
**You have a patch and not a full version.**
- Language: `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > VarFileInfo > Translation` **of the setup file (not the msp file)**
- Version: Find the VS_VERSION_INFO (by hand?) struct, parse it and use `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > StringFileInfo > FileVersion`
**EXE file - First**
Try to extract file `msmsgs.exe` from your setup file using WinRAR.
If it works:
- Version: `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > StringFileInfo > FileVersion`.
- Language: Extract `msgslang.dll` and use language from the `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > VarFileInfo > Translation` (first 2 bytes are the language code).
**EXE file  - Second**
Try to extract file `MsnMsgs.msi` from your setup file using WinRAR.
If if works:
- Language & Version: Read `ProductLanguage` and `ProductVersion` from the MSI file by querying its internal database: `SELECT Value FROM Property WHERE Property = %`
**EXE file  - Third**
Try to extract file `MsnMsgs.msp` from your setup file using WinRAR.
If it works: **You have a patch and not a full version.**
- Language: `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > VarFileInfo > Translation` **of the setup file (not the msp file)**
- Version: Find the VS_VERSION_INFO (by hand?) struct and use `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > StringFileInfo > FileVersion`
-- Work in progress --
**EXE file - Fourth**
Check presence of resource `BOOTSTRAPPAYLOAD > MANIFEST.XML` and extract it.
If it works:
**You have a Live installer which may be a web installer (without anything in it) or an offline installer which may contains lot of programs of the Windows Live suite (including or not Messenger).**
- Check first 4 bytes: if they are `MSCF`, the XML config file is in a CAB file. Use `CabArc.exe` to extract the XML config file. Else, you probably already have a XML file.
- Open XML file.
- Jump to `XML file - First`
**EXE file - Fifth**
Check presence of resource `CATALOG > DEFAULT` and extract it.
If it works:
**You have a Live installer which may be a web installer (without anything in it) or an offline installer which may contains lot of programs of ther Windows Live suite (including or not Messenger).**
- Check first 4 bytes: if they are `MSCF`, the XML config file is in a CAB file. Use `CabArc.exe` to extract the XML config file. Else, you probably already have a XML file.
- Open XML file.
- Jump to `XML file - First`
**XML file - First**
- Search for packages with `id` starting with `Messenger` (xpath: `/catalog/package[starts-with(@id, "Messenger")]`).
- Filter the ones with the `source` property starting with `x-wlspkg://`
  - If you are left with one result with a `language` property set to a language code, it means the Messenger setup includes its language pack.
  - If you have 2 results, one with `language` set to `neutral` and one with `language` set to one language code, it means the Messenger setup and its language pack are in the ressource of the setup file: you need to extract both.
- If present, `xsFileName` is the filename of the file containing the extracted resource data. It can be a 7z file which needs to be uncompressed to give you another CAB file containing the final setup file. If absent, you should assume the file is a CAB file containing an msi file (just check the `engine` property).
**XML file - Second**
- Search for a package with `id="Messenger"` (xpath: `/Products/Product[@id="{A26D7C8B-875D-48E2-BED1-7168268D022A}"]`). If `SourceLocation` starts with `resource:`, the Messenger setup includes its language pack and is in the ressource of the setup file. If not, Messenger setup is not included. `xsFileName` is the filename of the Messenger setup.
**EXE file - Sixth**
Default to the data contained in the `VS_VERSION_INFO struct` of the setup file.
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Revision as of 13:00, 13 March 2021

Supported clients, and you can download them here

Compatibility

```
Version:               Escargot Compatibility
MSN MESSENGER 1.x-3.x
               W95 W98 WME WNT W2K WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 1.0.0863    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | o | MD5/CTP*
| 1.0.0889    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5/CTP*
| 1.0.0893    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | o | MD5/CTP*
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 2.0.0083    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 2.0.0085    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | o | MD5
| 2.1.1047    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 2.2.1053    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | o | MD5
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 3.0.0283    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 3.0.0286    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | o | MD5
| 3.5.0077    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 3.6.0024    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 3.6.0025    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 3.6.0026    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 3.6.0038    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 3.6.0039    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | o | MD5
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

MSN MESSENGER/WINDOWS MESSENGER 4.x
               W95 W98 WME WNT W2K WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 4.0.0135    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.0.0146    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.0.0155    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.5.0121    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.5.0127    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0071    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0073    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0076    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0077    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0078    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0079    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0082    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.6.0083    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.7.0031    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.7.0034    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.7.0041    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.7.0101    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.7.0105    | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | - | - | - | MD5
| 4.7.2009    | / | / | / | / | / | o | - | o | - | - | TWN
| 4.7.3000    | / | / | / | / | / | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 4.7.3001    | / | / | / | / | / | o | - | o | - | - | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

WINDOWS MESSENGER 5.x
               WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+
| 5.0.0149    | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.0.0482    | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.1.0701    | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.1.0715    | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+
| 6.0.0101    | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.0.4074    | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+

MSN MESSENGER 5.x
               W98 WME WNT W2K WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 5.0.0124    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | MD5/TWN
| 5.0.0317    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | MD5/TWN
| 5.0.0322    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | MD5/TWN
| 5.0.0327    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | MD5/TWN
| 5.0.0340    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | MD5/TWN
| 5.0.0515    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.0.0527    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.0.0537    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.0.0540    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.0.0544    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 5.0.0575    | x | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | o | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

MSN MESSENGER 6.x/7.0
               W98 WME W2K WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 6.0.0250    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.0.0256    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.0.0268    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.0.0602    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.1.0114    | x | x | x | o | o | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.1.0128    | x | x | x | o | o | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.1.0150    | x | x | x | o | o | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.1.0211    | x | x | x | o | o | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.2.0133    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.2.0137    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.2.0205    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 6.2.0208    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+
| 7.0.0205    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0225    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0332    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0425    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0429    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0604    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0632    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0732    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0777    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0813    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0816    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
| 7.0.0820    | x | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+

MSN MESSENGER 7.5
               WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+
| 7.5.0160    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0162    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0244    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0299    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0303P   | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0306    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0311    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0319P   | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0320P   | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0322    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 7.5.0324    | o | - | o | - | o | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+

WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER 8.x/9.0
               WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+
| 8.0.0290    | x | x | x | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0328    | x | x | x | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0363    | x | x | x | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0365    | - | - | o | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0369    | - | - | o | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0562    | x | x | x | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0566    | x | x | x | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0683    | - | - | o | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0689    | - | - | o | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0787    | ! | - | o | - | o | TWN
| 8.0.0792    | ! | - | o | - | - | TWN
| 8.0.0812    | ! | - | o | - | - | TWN
| 8.1.0064    | ! | - | o | - | - | TWN/SSO
| 8.1.0068    | ! | - | o | - | - | TWN/SSO
| 8.1.0106    | ! | - | o | - | - | TWN/SSO
| 8.1.0168    | ! | - | o | - | - | TWN/SSO
| 8.1.0178    | ! | - | o | - | - | TWN/SSO
| 8.5.1235    | ! | o | o | - | o | TWN/SSO
| 8.5.1288    | ! | o | o | - | o | TWN/SSO
| 8.5.1302    | ! | o | o | - | o | TWN/SSO
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+
| 9.0.1407    | x | x | x | x | x | SSO
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+

WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER 2009
               WXP VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+
| 14.0.3921   | x | x | x | x | x | SSO
| 14.0.5027   | x | x | x | x | x | SSO
| 14.0.8050   | x | x | x | x | x | SSO
| 14.0.8089   | x | x | x | x | x | SSO
| 14.0.8117   | x | x | x | x | x | SSO
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+

WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER 2010
               VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+
| 15.2.2585   | x | x | x | x | SSO
+-------------+---+---+---+---+

WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER 2011
               VIS W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+---+
| 15.4.3001   | x | x | x | x | SSO
| 15.4.3538   | x | x | x | x | SSO
| 15.4.3555   | x | x | x | x | SSO
+-------------+---+---+---+---+

WINDOWS LIVE MESSENGER 2012
               W7  W8  W10
+-------------+---+---+---+
| 16.4.3528   | x | x | x | SSO
+-------------+---+---+---+

WINDOWS 8 MESSAGING
               W8
+-------------+---+
| 16.4.4206   | x | WEB?
+-------------+---+

MICROSOFT MESSENGER FOR MAC
               OS9 X.0 X.1 X.2 X.3 X.4 X.5 X.6 X.7 X.8 X.9  X.10  X.11  X.12  X.13  X.14  X.15
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 1.0r065     | o | c | c | c | c | c | / | / | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | MD5
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 2.0r037     | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | MD5
| 2.0r44      | o | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | MD5
| 2.1.0       | o | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | MD5
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 3.0.0       | / | - | - | - | - | o | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | MD5(?)
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 2.5.1       | ! | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 3.5.1       | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 4.0.1       | / | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 5.1.1       | / | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | / | / | / |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  |  /  | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 6.0.3       | / | / | / | / | / | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! | ! |  !  |  !  |  !  |  !  |  !  |  /  | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 7.0.1       | / | / | / | / | / | - | - | - | - | - | - |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  /  | TWN
| 7.0.2       | / | / | / | / | / | - | - | - | - | - | - |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  /  | TWN
| 7.0.3       | / | / | / | / | / | - | - | - | - | - | - |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  -  |  /  | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
| 8.0.0       | / | / | / | / | / | x | x | x | x | x | x |  x  |  x  |  x  |  x  |  x  |  /  | TWN
| 8.0.1       | / | / | / | / | / | x | x | x | x | x | x |  x  |  x  |  x  |  x  |  x  |  /  | TWN
| 8.0.2       | / | / | / | / | / | x | x | x | x | x | x |  x  |  x  |  x  |  x  |  x  |  /  | TWN
+-------------+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+
c = Compatible via Classic environment

O = Compatible with Escargot
! = Compatible, but has issues (mainly HTTPS-related)
x = Incompatible with Escargot

- = Untested
/ = Incompatible with OS (but may work if copied manually)


* "CTP" is a newly-discovered authentication method only used in MSN 1.0 that sends the plaintext email and password to the server to be verified.


-- TODO: Update requirements --

Requirements:

Windows:
	To edit the hosts file on Windows 9x:
	Open "C:\Windows\hosts" and add the line "35.185.200.209	messenger.hotmail.com" to the end

	To edit the hosts file on Windows NT/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10:
	Open "C:\Windows\System32\Drivers\etc\hosts" and add the line "35.185.200.209	messenger.hotmail.com" to the end

	MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger 1.x to 4.x:
	* Hosts file or "messenger.hotmail.com" -> "m1.escargot.log1p.xyz" patch
	Note: For 4.7.2005 and any 4.7 build up to 3001, see 5.x below

	MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger 5.x:
	* Hosts file or "messenger.hotmail.com" -> "m1.escargot.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "http://nexus.passport.com/rdr/pprdr.asp" -> "https://m1.escargot.log1p.xyz/nexus-mock" patch
	* "PassportURLs" -> "Passporturls" patch

	MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger 6.x:
	* Hosts file or "messenger.hotmail.com" -> "m1.escargot.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "http://nexus.passport.com/rdr/pprdr.asp" -> "https://m1.escargot.log1p.xyz/nexus-mock" patch
	* "PassportURLs" -> "Passporturls" patch
	* "http://config.messenger.msn.com/Config/MsgrConfig.asmx" -> 	"https://escargot.log1p.xyz/etc/MsgrConfig?padding=qqqq" patch

	MSN Messenger 7.0:
	* Hosts file or "messenger.hotmail.com" -> "m1.escargot.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "http://nexus.passport.com/rdr/pprdr.asp" -> "https://m1.escargot.log1p.xyz/nexus-mock" patch
	* "PassportURLs" -> "Passporturls" patch
	* "http://config.messenger.msn.com/Config/MsgrConfig.asmx" -> "https://escargot.log1p.xyz/etc/MsgrConfig?padding=qqqq" patch

	MSN Messenger 7.5:
	* Hosts file or "messenger.hotmail.com" -> "m1.escargot.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "http://config.messenger.msn.com/Config/MsgrConfig.asmx" -> "https://escargot.log1p.xyz/etc/MsgrConfig?padding=qqqq" patch
	* msidcrl.dll patch

	Windows Live Messenger 8.x/9.0:
	* Hosts file or "messenger.hotmail.com" -> "m1.escargot.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "byrdr.omega.contacts.msn.com" -> "ebyrdromegactcsmsn.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "tkrdr.storage.msn.com" -> "etkrdrstmsn.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "ows.messenger.msn.com" -> "eowsmsgrmsn.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "rsi.hotmail.com" -> "ersih.log1p.xyz" patch
	* "http://config.messenger.msn.com/Config/MsgrConfig.asmx" -> "https://escargot.log1p.xyz/etc/MsgrConfig?padding=qqqq" patch
	* msidcrl.dll patch
	
	Windows Live Messenger 2009/2010/2011/2012:
	Currently unsupported

MSN/Microsoft Messenger for Mac:
	Versions 1.x - 2.1.0 & 3.0.0: 
	Hosts file (MacOS 9.2):
		Add the following line to the "HOSTS" file, stored in the Preferences folder in System:
		"messenger.hotmail.com	A	35.185.200.209"
		If the file doesn't exist, create it, and add the above line.

	Hosts file (MacOS X):
		Add the following line to the "hosts" file, stored at /etc/hosts:
		"35.185.200.209	messenger.hotmail.com"
		Instructions on how to do this can be found at http://osxdaily.com/2016/02/29/modify-hosts-mac-os-x-textedit/

	Versions 2.5.1 and 3.5.x+:
	Currently unsupported 
```

Identify Version from Setup

Here is a simple pseudo code of my PHP tool which identify the version and the language of a Messenger setup:

**MSI file**

Language & Version: Read `ProductLanguage` and `ProductVersion` from the MSI file by querying its internal database: `SELECT Value FROM Property WHERE Property = %` (Windows users can use this tool: http://windowsitpro.com/systems-management/get-information-about-msi-files-just-few-clicks)

**MSP file**

**You have a patch and not a full version.**
 - Language: `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > VarFileInfo > Translation` **of the setup file (not the msp file)**
 - Version: Find the VS_VERSION_INFO (by hand?) struct, parse it and use `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > StringFileInfo > FileVersion`

**EXE file - First**

Try to extract file `msmsgs.exe` from your setup file using WinRAR.

If it works:
 - Version: `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > StringFileInfo > FileVersion`.
 - Language: Extract `msgslang.dll` and use language from the `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > VarFileInfo > Translation` (first 2 bytes are the language code).

**EXE file  - Second**

Try to extract file `MsnMsgs.msi` from your setup file using WinRAR.

If if works:
 - Language & Version: Read `ProductLanguage` and `ProductVersion` from the MSI file by querying its internal database: `SELECT Value FROM Property WHERE Property = %`

**EXE file  - Third**

Try to extract file `MsnMsgs.msp` from your setup file using WinRAR.

If it works: **You have a patch and not a full version.**
 - Language: `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > VarFileInfo > Translation` **of the setup file (not the msp file)**
 - Version: Find the VS_VERSION_INFO (by hand?) struct and use `VS_VERSION_INFO struct > StringFileInfo > FileVersion`

-- Work in progress --

**EXE file - Fourth**

Check presence of resource `BOOTSTRAPPAYLOAD > MANIFEST.XML` and extract it.

If it works:
**You have a Live installer which may be a web installer (without anything in it) or an offline installer which may contains lot of programs of the Windows Live suite (including or not Messenger).**
 - Check first 4 bytes: if they are `MSCF`, the XML config file is in a CAB file. Use `CabArc.exe` to extract the XML config file. Else, you probably already have a XML file.
 - Open XML file.
 - Jump to `XML file - First`

**EXE file - Fifth**

Check presence of resource `CATALOG > DEFAULT` and extract it.

If it works:
**You have a Live installer which may be a web installer (without anything in it) or an offline installer which may contains lot of programs of ther Windows Live suite (including or not Messenger).**
 - Check first 4 bytes: if they are `MSCF`, the XML config file is in a CAB file. Use `CabArc.exe` to extract the XML config file. Else, you probably already have a XML file.
 - Open XML file.
 - Jump to `XML file - First`

**XML file - First**

 - Search for packages with `id` starting with `Messenger` (xpath: `/catalog/package[starts-with(@id, "Messenger")]`). 
 - Filter the ones with the `source` property starting with `x-wlspkg://`
  - If you are left with one result with a `language` property set to a language code, it means the Messenger setup includes its language pack.
  - If you have 2 results, one with `language` set to `neutral` and one with `language` set to one language code, it means the Messenger setup and its language pack are in the ressource of the setup file: you need to extract both.
 - If present, `xsFileName` is the filename of the file containing the extracted resource data. It can be a 7z file which needs to be uncompressed to give you another CAB file containing the final setup file. If absent, you should assume the file is a CAB file containing an msi file (just check the `engine` property).

**XML file - Second**

 - Search for a package with `id="Messenger"` (xpath: `/Products/Product[@id="{A26D7C8B-875D-48E2-BED1-7168268D022A}"]`). If `SourceLocation` starts with `resource:`, the Messenger setup includes its language pack and is in the ressource of the setup file. If not, Messenger setup is not included. `xsFileName` is the filename of the Messenger setup.

**EXE file - Sixth**

Default to the data contained in the `VS_VERSION_INFO struct` of the setup file.
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