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• Windows Live Suite apps 64bit support - only for Vista

  Jacky Mok just posted a link to the system requirements for the soon to be released Windows Live Suite apps, and they include 64bit support, but only if you're running Vista. from Jacky's blog post: Platform 32 bits 64 bits XP SP2 Yes No Vista... Posted Nov 06 2007, 06:30 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Installer

• The most common Windows Live installation problems

  Thanks to Mess.be for spotting this - a Knowledge Base article on what to do if you can't get Windows Live apps to install . The article lists the most common problems: •The system does not meet the minimum requirements for the Windows Live service... Posted Oct 22 2007, 09:20 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 3 comment(s) Filed under: Vista, Installer, suite

• 64 Bit Systems And The New Live Installer: A Solution

  It has been discovered since the launch of the Live Installer yesterday that there is an apparent bug that prevents it from being installed on 64 bit systems. Now the programs themselves will run on x64 systems, it's the installer itself where the... Posted Sep 06 2007, 06:37 PM by ScottIsAFool with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Installer, Windows Live Suite, Help

• Cleaner, Faster: First impressions of "Windows Live 2008"

  Well it's taken a while to get here, but it looks like Windows Live is becoming a better defined and somewhat unified set of services. Of course there's still a lot of work left to do, but today's debut of the Windows Live Suite and unified... Posted Sep 06 2007, 06:51 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 19 comment(s) Filed under: Betas, Installer, Featured, suite

• Windows Live Suite announced - Update

  The Windows Live Wire blog this morning published an entry from Chris Jones, Vice President, Windows Live Team, announcing the Windows Live suite. Included in the suite, which will allow for a single installation of any or all of these Windows Live services... Posted Sep 05 2007, 07:06 PM by Kip Kniskern with | with 33 comment(s) Filed under: Installer, Featured, suite

• Windows Live Installer to be released this week, says the NY Times

  In an article appearing in the Sunday Sept 2 version of the online NY Times, with a publish date of Sept. 3, John Markoff of the NY Times reports that Microsoft is prepared to release it's software "suite" this week : This week, it plans... Posted Sep 03 2007, 06:21 AM by Kip Kniskern with | with 12 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Installer, Featured

• A better Windows Live Installer fix

  If you're still having problems installing any of the new Windows Live betas (Mail, Messenger and Writer) and our quick/dirty fix didn't work for you, you might want to try giving the more official fix a try. Posted by the Writer team on their blog, the... Posted Jun 10 2007, 02:32 PM by Chris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Windows Live, Betas, Installer

• Windows Live Installer problems? Try this.

  If you are having problems installing Writer , Messenger 8.5 or Mail , in particular if the the Windows Live installer disappearing halfway through (after a Windows Vista UAC prompt if enabled), this may help. Close all Windows Live applications Navigate... Posted May 31 2007, 01:07 AM by Chris with | with 27 comment(s) Filed under: Betas, Installer