Windows Live Writer: good, bad or ugly?

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  sallybr · Member · Nov 2, 2009 at 10:33 pm

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  Just read about it online, and was wondering – is it something that lots of WordPress bloggers use? What is the overall assessment?

  thank you!

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  timethief · Member · Nov 2, 2009 at 10:48 pm

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  I have reviewed all the alternatives for offline blog editors available. The two I recommend for PC users are windowsliewriter and BlogDesk. The review is found here http://onecoolsite.wordpress.com/2007/10/26/offline-blog-editors-reviews/

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  timethief · Member · Nov 2, 2009 at 10:52 pm

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  You may also want to view these video tutorials once you connect to the first one you will find others. (Note that some if the tutorials are for self-hosted wordpress)
  1: Getting Started – Windows Live Writer
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  sallybr · Member · Nov 2, 2009 at 11:00 pm

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  Thank you very much! Will read your review right away…

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  timethief · Member · Nov 2, 2009 at 11:06 pm

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  You’re welcome. Here’s the link to wordpress.COM documentation on windowslivewriter as well http://en.support.wordpress.com/xml-rpc/windows-live-writer/

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  sallybr · Member · Nov 3, 2009 at 12:55 am

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  Thanks again…

  I downloaded the software, and registered my blog – now “all” I have to do is learn the new tricks of the trade. Seems pretty straightforward, I like the flexibility of moving text around images, things like that.

  (I read your review, nice job!)

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  sallybr · Member · Nov 9, 2009 at 6:55 pm

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  Me again, bringing this thread back to life….

  I’ve got problems….

  when I first installed the software, things seemed to work properly, but this past weekend I tried to compose my first blog post using WIndows Live writer, and the backspace key stopped working. Once that happens, I cannot select text with the mouse either, so I’m pretty much stuck and unable to work with it.

  If I open a new post it sometimes fixes the problem, but often it doesn’t.

  Has this happened to anyone else? Do you think my copy is somehow corrupted and I should uninstall and download it again?

  THanks

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  timethief · Member · Nov 9, 2009 at 7:25 pm

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  I use a Firefox Firefox/3.5.5 browser. and have never had such a problem.I would try uninstalling and reinstalling. Alternatively, you could try using BlogDesk http://www.blogdesk.org/en/download.htm

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  sallybr · Member · Nov 9, 2009 at 7:28 pm

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  Thanks,

  I think I’ll give a try first uninstalling and downloading again – the whole thing is pretty huge, I am probably going to download only the writer and see if it would work for me

  from what I read in your review, Windowslive is exactly what I was hoping for.

  will report back…

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  sallybr · Member · Nov 14, 2009 at 10:54 pm

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  Well, timethief, you did not get rid of me yet… :-)

  I am attempting it again, this time I think I have the WindowsLive ready to go, but I got this message earlier in the setup that says WindowsLive won’t be able to use my blog’s style

  any ideas if only some designs of WordPress are fully compatible with the Writer? I really like my page (Cutline), would prefer not to change it.

  am I misunderstanding something?

  Thanks for your (or anyone else ) help

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  sallybr · Member · Nov 15, 2009 at 3:00 am

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  I did my first post using Windows Live, all seems fine.

  For the time being….. this thread can be put to rest

  :-)