‘Your windows data is currently being used by another program’, error 0x800C0155

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Where can I download Windows Essentials or Windows Live Mail?

The wayback machine has two English versions of the full installer for Windows Essentials 2012.

 

Universal English:

http://web.archive.org/web/20170112124505/http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/C/1/B/C1BA42D6-6A50-4A4A-90E5-FA9347E9360C/en/wlsetup-all.exe 

British English:

http://web.archive.org/web/20160423192125/http://wl.dlservice.microsoft.com/download/1/9/4/194B1919-A211-441F-BC0E-34F6B533B876/en-gb/wlsetup-all.exe

If one doesn't work, try the other.

I uinstalled Windows Essentials 2012 and then installed it from the wayback machine link provided.  My problem is that I still keep getting the following error code:

0x800C0155

"your windows data is currently being used by another program, such as virus scanner, close the program or wait for it to complete its operation, then open windows live mail again".

I cannot close it, and do anything at all.  I am not sure what this means.  Can you assist?  I can't view my emails and the live mail doesn't open.

Much appreciated.