WL 2011 Beta Refresh “No Internet Connection” error: fixed

(via meraTechPort, thanks Vasudev!) So you rushed to download and install Windows Live Essentials 2011 Beta Refresh, only to get to 98% installed and fail, doh.  The problem was that although the final version ... Read more »

Essentials Installer “WaitforCatalog” error: Workaround

Some 5% of you who responded to our Essentials install experience poll (it’s in the right sidebar) reported problems with a “waitforcatalog” error that caused the installation to fail.  While not a full fix, ... Read more »

Windows Live Essentials strikes back – completing the Windows 7 experience

Remember Windows Live Essentials, the service that went through its early beta stages back in 2006 and never made it out of beta, that’s meant to “offer integrated and bundled e-mail, instant messaging, photo-sharing, ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »

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 ... Read more »