Remove dead computer from Live Mesh

I have Windows Live Mesh set up on a few machines I use frequently. I previously had it set up on a work machine at a company I'm no longer at--but didn't think to uninstall it from that computer before I left.

That machine still shows in my "Remote" section of my Mesh client--how do I get rid of it, since that machine is truly gone?

reallyJim

Posted 2011-11-04T20:40:58.733

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I'm not sure Mesh offers the ability to delete a computer. They probably assume people would use the uninstall function and then remove the computer that way. However, I can complete understand there are times the computer dies before you can remove any items, which means their assumption is bad. – music2myear – 2011-11-04T20:52:00.453

Yeah, it's a real problem--I have several machines in that "ghostly" state. – reallyJim – 2011-11-04T20:56:40.977

Answers

When you login to https://devices.live.com/, you will see the list of all devices in your Mesh. Simply choose "Manage" for the computer in question. Once on the detail, you can select "Stop using this service."

Nate

Posted 2011-11-04T20:40:58.733

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I'd give you +10 if I could. Thank you, sir! You've totally solved my only gripe with Mesh. – reallyJim – 2011-11-04T21:22:51.740

1It is not as intuitive as it could be, I'll give you that! – Nate – 2011-11-04T21:32:58.887

In a search of their help section, forums, and the Live Mesh interface at devices.live.com, I did not find any tool or help regarding this question.

I would recommend you try posting a question in the Live Mesh forum where a Live spokeperson (as opposed to a dead or even undead or possibly just not-live) may be able to provide either an answer or forward the request to the appropriate teams for resolution.

music2myear

Posted 2011-11-04T20:40:58.733

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