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Since Microsoft’s own installer refused to acknowledge WindowsXP 64bit as an appropriate platform to install Windows Live Messenger 2009, we have to find a few tricks to get around the limitations.

1. Download the MSI file here
2. Download the Segoe UI Font here
3. Download Windows Live Communcations Platform here
4. Download Microsoft Visual Studio Runtime here
5. Download Microsoft Application Error Reporting (32-bit and 64-bit)
6. Just drag and drop the Segoe UI font from the ZIP file in step 2 above into your Fonts folder. You can ignore the rest
7. Double-click on all the other MSI files (step 3, 4, 5) to install them
8. Now double-click on the Messenger 2009 MSI file to install it.

Voila~! Now you have the new Windows Live Messenger 2009 installed on your 64-bit XP, and ready to run :)