Windows Live Writer
Hi all,
This is a quick post that I am writing using the new Windows Live Writer from Microsoft.
I installed it with some trepidation as this beta 2 software has two major flaws.
Problem 1: Writer Installation Fails
Symptoms
When trying to install Writer, the installation silently fails and does not complete or appears to take a very long time.
Problem 2: System hangs when running Writer
Symptom
For some users, starting Windows Live Writer causes the computer to become unresponsive. In Task Manager, the Processes tab shows that a svchost.exe process is using close to 100% of the CPU. (Note: Task Manager may not be able to start once the computer becomes unresponsive, so it would be necessary to start Task Manager before starting Writer).
Both have solutions that are available at the Windows Live Writer Blog.
Luckily I seem to be immune to these two problems. The writer seems to be very responsive as I type and can even flash words I misspell (that is always a handy feature). I also included a picture just to see how I can position and manipulate it.
I posted this post as draft and then changed the image border from a Photopaper to Drop Shadow and the changes were made without fuss as I finally published this post. There are a like of features and options to Windows Live Writer so I can’t go over all of them. I do however like the way I can configure it up for multiple blogs—not just one.
I can tell I am going to like this editor a lot more than Wordpress’ online editor.
