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How to install/run Live Writer locally (no blog account)

Anonymous
2013-03-30T00:47:48+00:00

anyone have any ideas how one would install/run Live Writer as a local application, without a blog account?

Since Live Writer is installed 'locally', it should be possible to find and edit the install configuration to get this to work, but since

it DEMANDS a server config when you set up, i'm stumped.

i know it is possible to merely 'not publish', but i'd like to use the interface (better for writing and organizing than OneNote)

as an ad-hoc quick-idea creation application, not dependent on any particular blogging server.

{ i'm sure someone in the MS domain knows how to spoof the setup, somehow  .  .  .  ( ;   }

many thanks for any hints

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  1. Anonymous
    2013-06-26T05:39:12+00:00

    Well Larry...

    I have news for you.

    The Windows Live Writer program has been designed (and dare I say advertised by Microsoft) as being usable in OFF-Line Mode.

    The problem is a legitimate one. Installation of the software cannot proceed unless you have a blog site online. The software (as part of the installation process 2011 0r 2012 editions) then attempts to make contact with your blog.

    If your blog is down for whatever reason, or if you don't presently have a blog : but intend to create a blog later on : then you are effectively blocked from installing the software.

    So as far as MS is concerned : there is no way you will be able to 'try out' this software unless you are online...

    Reason ?

    I suspect it has to do with harvesting data...

    But **** : what am I to know. I only work in IT,

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  2. Anonymous
    2016-12-12T23:45:34+00:00

    just 're-found' this query and thought i'd update for anyone who likes Live Writer

    i had used a more complicated configuration to 'enable' my (private) Live Writer uses,

    but this should be relatively painless -> your mileage may vary ( ;

    • if one (most Windows 7,8,10 desktop installations) has, or can install, IIS,

    a fairly simple (local) blogging package can be built using Mads Kristensen's "MiniBlog"

    application that integrates nicely with Live Writer.

    check it out at his GitHub page:

    https://github.com/madskristensen

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-11-24T16:02:21+00:00

    So let me get this straight. Today I got an email with photos encapsulated in a wpostx file. From everything I've found LiveWriter is the only thing that can open these files. 

    So your telling me I have to set up a blog to view these photos.

    Sounds reasonable. :/

    (I'd be more than happy if you could refer me to another viewer of wpostx files)

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-24T21:36:33+00:00

    many thanks Qwertius (belatedly), for your interest and reply - unlike, may I say, Larry Henry, who clearly had no interest -- only boredom and spare time -- to offer.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-03-31T22:27:13+00:00

    Windows Live Writer is for blogging. You can't use Windows Live Writer without a blog account.

    If you are using this for quick notes; you'd be better off using WordPad.

    Later,

    Larry

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