I have temporarily reverted to using a Dell Inspiron E1405 (loaner), after my Toshiba Satellite failed catastrophically this week. The Dell has a new hard drive and Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit) operating system installed. Basics in the Windows Live package did not get installed with Windows 7, like the essential (much needed) photo editor and movie maker.

When I tried to install Windows Live Essentials 2011, partway through, this popup appeared:

Window's Live Essentials Installer Error: 0x8104000d, Source: WaitForCatalog

Despite what the error message says, there is a strong signal source and full connection to the internet. Proxy issues were not present, nor firewall interference.

There was no published troubleshooting data available through Microsoft.

Why isn't this installer issue addressed by Microsoft on their Windows Essentials information/help page?