Operating System :
Windows XP Professional SP3
Tools :
Process Monitor
TcpView
Get them here :
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/default.aspx
Download the installer of your choice, I choose the Indian version msgr9in.exe.
http://messenger.yahoo.com
Windows XP:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/win/
Windows Vista:
http://messenger.yahoo.com/vista/
Now start TcpView (Tcpview.exe) to find the process that downloads the package from Yahoo's server. Start msgr9*.exe select the appropriate options and ones the installation starts you will notice a process named GLBE.tmp connected to a Yahoo server. Now launch Process Monitor (Procmon.exe), press Ctrl+L to open Process Monitor Filter window select Process Name from the drop down list and type GLBE.tmp in the third column, click on Add and then Apply, now press Ctrl+A to start or stop Auto scroll and Ctrl+E to capture. This way you will find a log file SUITELOG.TXT in the folowing path,
C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Local Settings\Temp.
Partial log from File Monitor ( Process Monitor replaced File Monitor).
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2579 7:02:25 PM GLBE.tmp:3788 IRP_MJ_CLOSE C:\DOCUME~1\Lin\LOCALS~1\Temp\SUITELOG.TXT SUCCESS
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Partial content of my SUITELOG.TXT
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06/18/08 19:02:05 http://download.yimg.com/ycs/msg/dl/msgr9/in/ymsgr900_1389_in.exe ymsgr_inst_in.exe 1 0 0
06/18/08 19:02:06 http://download.yimg.com/ycs/msg/dl/msgr9/in/ymsgr900_1389_in.exe ymsgr_inst_in.exe 1 0 0
06/18/08 19:02:08 http://download.yimg.com/ycs/msg/dl/msgr9/in/ymsgr900_1389_in.exe ymsgr_inst_in.exe 1 0 0
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Start downloading!
