My wife’s machine is a Windows XP SP3 system running Windows Live Essentials 2009.  I want to update her Essentials to at least 2011 but have been unable to do so.

    I have tried the full download and install only to be informed at install time that the components I want to update are already installed.  They are of course but the older versions.

    I know I could uninstall Essentials and start over but really don’t want to do that.

Any suggestions???