Ponderings from the Pacific Northwest by an Aussie Geek who works at a software company
My Status is
We're all excited about the freshly released update to Windows Live Writer
[ Current Listening to : Eat City by Angels from Wasted Sleepless Nights: Definitive Greatest Hits ]
Any problems installing any of the new Live stuff, we have some instructions that seem to be working here:
http://liveside.net/blogs/main/archive/2007/05/31/windows-live-installer-problems-try-this.aspx
Not available for download from NZ based IP addresses :-(
dave - really?
that's weird
i've emailed the folks in MS NZ to see what they can dig up
Yeah. If I visit get.live.com using my NZ IP or signed in using my NZ based Live "passport", don't get any of the betas showing up except for the "Family Safety".
if I sign in using a passport with a US address, then I can see a lot of the other betas available, but when I actually go to download it, I get redirected to MSN.com.
If I connect from a US based IP either not signed in with any account or signed in with my US account, then I can see and download the betas. If I sign in with my NZ account from the US Ip address, then I can't see anything.
Just found this on the WindowsVista Team Blog
<I>Windows Live Writer’s new beta will be available in the following markets: US (English), US (Spanish), India (English), UK, Spain, Germany, Japan, China and France.</I>
http://windowsvistablog.com/blogs/windowsvista/archive/2007/05/30/new-windows-live-betas-now-available.aspx
I managed to get Live Writer Beta 2 OK and install it and i signed in with my AU Passport.
I can't access the supposed Messenger 8.5 beta though..
Full urls for downloading are available on Neowin at http://www.neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=40634
Excited; indeed we are. :)
Maybe I'll get back into blogging again.
Guys have you tried the direct download links? The installer is only being tested in the markets noted above, hence the restrictions.
http://g.live.com/1rebeta/WLMsgr85_en-us
http://g.live.com/1rebeta/WLM_en-us
Direct link to the download http://g.msn.com/4SAWLWENUS/WriterMSI
Well, finally, another version of WLW. I've come to quite like the little tool that allows me to
Today i downloaded WLW after seeing Franks post that a new version had been released. It's still
Frank Arrigo (a lovely gentleman, if I may say so) notes that a new build of Windows Live Writer has
This is nice...
