Windows live writer wont connect to blogger

Anonymous
2015-05-26T22:10:34+00:00

I have been using the windows live writer for years and today it wont let me post into my blogger blog. 

The first error was stating that my user name and password was incorrect so I changed it. It still didn't work and still stating the same issue. I clean/repaired up the windows essentials like other forms said. Now the error message I get is blogger return the following error: Notfound: not found. I uninstalled and reinstalled and it keeps saying the same issue.

Thanks.

Windows for home | Other | Email and communications

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Anonymous
2015-06-02T01:38:24+00:00

please make sure that you use the following steps

  1. Verify you are using http or https for you website.
  2. Add ' @gmail.com ' at the end of your user name.
  3. If your account has 2-step verification enabled then see the following guide to use app specific password rather than your original password.

App specific password generation

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  1. Anonymous
    2015-05-27T18:16:44+00:00

    MSFT, if you are reading this thread, please update the Live Writer with new login mechanism for blogger.

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-05-27T20:20:45+00:00

    Live Writer may be open sourced in the next few months, then it could be fixed, but if that happens, it won't be fast. Months.

    That said, Google may have said they'll fix it on their side (given that they broke it, that makes sense) https://plus.google.com/u/0/+RickDoyle/posts/GUPJcu5sZHo

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-05-27T20:30:26+00:00

    Scott, I stumbled across that post on the Blogger Help Forum.  Someone called 'Nick - Google Guide' acknowledged the problem on behalf of the Blogger Team and said it's being worked on.

    I hope so!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-05-27T20:53:22+00:00

    That's more like it. Having it open source would be great idea.

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