How to get Windows Live Installer to work behind a firewall and proxy
May 31, 2008 – 12:38 amIf you are like me and obsessed about security, then you might find that your PC is sitting behind a firewall with no direct outbound web access. That is other than through an proxy server of some sorts like the Linux based squid.
What happens is the Window Live Installer (WLInstaller.exe) searches your computer for installed Windows Live programs and then fails to check for and download the new versions. Why? Because it ignores the default proxy settings you’ve configured under Internet Explorer. To solve it simply execute proxycfg -u to import proxy settings from current user’s Microsoft Internet Explorer manual settings and try the installer again.
2 Responses to “How to get Windows Live Installer to work behind a firewall and proxy”
For those of you using Vista, ‘proxycfg -u’ no longer works so you’ll need to use the ‘netsh’ command and play with the winhttp settings.
By Tim Morty on May 31, 2008
Tnx craig!
By Rudi Grobler on Jun 2, 2008