Windows Live Mesh: How to install on a non-US computer.

(Disclaimer: this tutorial is written for Windows XP, I don’t know if it’ll work for Vista.)

As you might know, Microsoft has released a Tech Preview of Live Mesh a while ago. To get the installer from www.mesh.com you MUST have a .NET passport with an address in the USA. And to install it your regional options must be set to English, and the country must be set to USA.

After this double click the installer, and it should launch, and minimize to the system tray. After a few moments the installation is complete (it notifies you of this).

Now click Sign In in the Notification Window:

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When it asks for your credentials be sure to use one with an address in the USA (the one you used to download the installation).

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On the next Window just click ‘Add device’ to add your computer:

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Next Up: go to ‘My Computer’ and double click ‘Live Mesh Folders’, and there create a new folder and choose the location.

That’s it! Repeat these steps on another computer to keep them sync.

You can also go to www.mesh.com to browse your folders, works pretty wel :)

Good luck.