Windows Live Writer 2008 Final

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Dave Overton has announced the availability of Windows Live Writer 2008 Final. This is a must have product for all bloggers using a Windows PC. Best of all, it is FREE! Yes, you read that right, it costs nothing more than the bandwidth to download it.

It is a real shame that recent installer changes have bundled WLW in with all the other Live products and services, resulting in a requirement to pick’n'mix the product you want. Things seemed easier and less confusing when the WLW installer was the WLW installer!

Our top tip is to untick all the unnecessary Microsoft hijacker options and only select the Live products and services you use i.e. don’t allow your home page to be hijacked changed to the Live/MSN home page unless that is your true wish! We unticked everything and only installed WLW.

Come on Microsoft, make the default to leave user settings alone thereby making it a proactive choice for things to be changed in favour of your “stuff”! Many users are only irritated when they have to change back to their preferred configuration after accidentally allowing the installer defaults.

The UK version of the Windows Live installer can be downloaded from HERE. Remember the tips!

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