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Setting up Live Writer to Blog on Weblogs.asp.net

 

I've added 150 new bloggers to the ASP.NET community since yesterday morning and many folks have asked me how to set up Windows LiverWriter to work with their new blog.

First, go to the "Get Live" site and click on the "Get it Free' button.

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When you see this dialog - click RUN.

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Then, click run AGAIN !

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Then Accept this :)

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Choose the "Live" features that you want to install INCLUDING Writer !

Installation start automatically after you click "Add to Installation"

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Choose "I already have a weblog set up" and click NEXT

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Select "Another weblog service" and click NEXT.

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Enter your weblog URL (the one I mailed to you) and your www.asp.net username and password.

Then click NEXT

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Set the weblog type to "Community Server"

Set the remote posting URL to http://weblogs.asp.net/metablog.ashx

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Click yes to test if you like - sometimes this fails, but it's no big deal.

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Seta name for Liver Writer to use for your blog.

This is especially useful if you keep multiple blogs.

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Write a test blog and click on "Publish"

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POOF ! You are now ready to share your genius with the whole ASP.NET Community !!

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HAVE FUN !

Comments

 

kemaltolga said:

Hi Joe:

Natively, it is not supported on windows server. Is there a work around?

January 23, 2008 11:43 AM
 

kemaltolga said:

It does work...this is what I found

Computer Guru

Dec. 12th, 2007 at 9:13 pm

We were actually going to post about that as well - the installer for some silly reason won't run on Server 2003 or even 2008, nor on XP x64 (but it does on Vista x64 even if the installer claims otherwise).

Solution is to run the installer on a compatible PC, let it extract the MSI to your temp folder, then run the MSI on any .NET-based computer of your liking - it'll install just fine then.

Running it as I write this from Windows Server 2008 Nov. CTP.

January 23, 2008 5:00 PM

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Joe Stagner is a Senior Program Manager in Microsoft Corporation’s Developer Tools and Platform Group and has been with Microsoft since 2001 focusing on highly scalable and performant web application architectures, multiplatform interoperability and software security. Joe brings 30 years technical and business strategy experience to Microsoft which affords him a unique experiential perspective. [ I am NOT able to respond to PMs - please contact me via www.MisfitGeek.com ]