Should I remove Microsoft Office Live Add-in?

Lifespan of installation (until removal)

Versions

Version	Distribution
3.0.46	0.00%
2.0.4024.1	100.00%

Typically installed together

• Windows Live ID Sign-in Assistant

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• Microsoft Office Enterprise 2007
• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2010
• Microsoft Office
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• Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 SP3
• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2013
• Microsoft Office Home and Student 2007
• Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2007 English
• Microsoft Office Click-to-Run 2010
• Microsoft Office Home and Student 2010
• Microsoft Office 365 - en-us
• Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2007
• Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2003
• Microsoft Office Suite Activation Assistant
• Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components
• Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
• Microsoft Office Professional 2010
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus - en-us
• Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010
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• Microsoft Office 2007 Primary Interop Assemblies
• Microsoft Silverlight
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition [ENU]
• Microsoft OneDrive
• Microsoft Security Essentials
• Microsoft Works
• Microsoft SkyDrive
• Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center
• Microsoft Games for Windows Marketplace
• Microsoft WSE 3.0 Runtime
• Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 SP2 ENU
• Microsoft SQL Server VSS Writer
• Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Setup Support Files
• Microsoft Primary Interoperability Assemblies 2005
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Tools for Office Runtime x86
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• Microsoft SQL Server Native Client
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Transact-SQL ScriptDom
• Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications 2.0 - ENU
• Microsoft Sync Framework Services Native v1.0 x86
• Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime Native v1.0 x86
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• Microsoft User-Mode Driver Framework Feature Pack 1.0
• Microsoft Compression Client Pack 1.0 for Windows XP
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Express LocalDB
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Management Objects
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Data-Tier App Framework

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from Microsoft Corporation

Remove Microsoft Office Live Add-in 1.5

The Office Live Add-in installs new menu options in Microsoft Office as well as a toolbar which allows you to open documents located in Office Live Workspace directly from Microsoft Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint. You will also be able to save files directly from Microsoft Office Word, Office Excel, and Office PowerPoint to your Microsoft Office Live Workspace.

The most common release is 2.0.4024.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The primary executable is named officelivesignin.exe. The setup package generally installs about 32 files and is usually about 836 KB (856,064 bytes).

URL: office.microsoft.com/en-us

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\microsoft\office live

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /I{F40BBEC7-C2A4-4A00-9B24-7A055A2C5262}

Estimated size: 836 KB

Language: English (United States)

1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
• Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
2. When you find the program Microsoft Office Live Add-in 1.5, click it, and then do one of the following:
• Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
• Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Microsoft Office Live Add-in.

1. Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
2. Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
3. The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.

1. At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
2. To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
3. When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.

1. Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
2. Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
3. When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
4. Restart Google Chrome.

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 56% Win Vista (SP1) 0%

HOW DOES IT RUN? Plugs into Mozilla Firefox

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 7% Keep it 93%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

Germany	43.14%
United States	29.79%
United Kingdom	3.87%
Austria	3.47%
France	3.41%
Canada	2.63%
Netherlands	1.37%
Switzerland	1.30%
Australia	1.19%
Italy	1.02%
Belgium	0.91%
Spain	0.80%
Sweden	0.52%
Japan	0.44%

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.

Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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