How to avoid mandatory upgrade to Windows Live Essentials 2011 version.
Microsoft have started to force a mandatory upgrade for all Windows Vista,Windows 7 and Windows 8 users,who are still using Windows Live Essentials 2009 version.They started doing this in July 2012. So now when you try to log into Windows Live Messenger 2009,you will be given a notice to upgrade to WLE 2011. And if you refuse the update,you will not be able to log into WL Messenger 2009. But most people, including me, are not happy with Windows Live Essentials 2011. And so have stayed with WLE 2009 instead. Here is how to avoid the mandatory upgrade to WLE 2011 version. And stay with WLE 2009 and carry on using WL Messenger 2009.