Microsoft’s new service Live Mesh targets at connecting different operating system platforms and even mobile devices for interchange of documents. Live Mesh allows accessing documents and files even via web interface. Live Mesh clients are available for Windows XP, Vista and for Mac OS X Leopard. Sadly there is no Linux version yet.

As the Live Mesh technology is still in development the last Mesh update for the Mac showed sad side effects.

Bug Description

The Mac OS version of Live Mesh can be started. Live Mesh seems to be busy for a while but before being allowed to login, Live Mesh eventually crashes. The Live Mesh icon next to the clock is available but the signin option is greyed out. Microsoft has addressed this issue in an article to be found here.

This issue has got nothing to do with if you are running a software hackintosh with EPOS I. nor a hardware hackintosh with EFI-X, this issue is also well known to genuine Macs.

Solution

Resetting Live Mesh preferences and reinstalling Live Mesh

Reset Live Mesh preferences Part I.

1. Shutdown Live Mesh, if it is running in the background
2. Go to your Applications folder
3. Right click on Live Mesh.app
4. Select Show Package Contents
   
5. Another Finder window will be opened
6. Select the Contents folder
7. Go to the Resources folder
8. Double click the “CleanKeyChain” program
9. a terminal window will appear containing information like this:
   

Reset Live Mesh preferences Part II.

1. Open your home folder in the Finder
2. Go to this folder Library -> Application Support
3. Remove the Live Mesh folder (throw into your trash)
   

Reinstall Live Mesh Part I.

1. Open Finder and go to Applications
2. Select Live Mesh.app
3. Remove Live Mesh.app (throw into your trash)

Reinstall Live Mesh Part II.

1. Fire up Safari or Firefox
2. Login to your Live Mesh account (click here).
3. Select the Mac device (here: MyMek as it is Lab Hackintosh)
   
4. And select to Remove Device from Live Mesh
5. Don’t close the webbrowser, you’ll need it for some more steps

Reinstall Live Mesh Part III.

1. Select Add Device in your Live Mesh account
   
2. Click Select Button to Download the most current version of the Live Mesh client application:
3. Open the downloaded LiveMesh.dmg
4. Install Live Mesh by throwing it into your Applications folder

Include Mac again into your Mesh

1. Start Live Mesh client application and sign in
   
2. Add the current Mac to your Mesh
   

Enjoy…