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

Locked Question. This question was migrated from the Microsoft Support Community. You can vote on whether it's helpful, but you can't add comments or replies or follow the question.

0 comments
Answer accepted by question author
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

Was this answer helpful?

0 comments

185 additional answers

Sort by: Oldest
Most helpful Newest Oldest
  1. Anonymous
    2015-12-19T07:13:39+00:00

    Thank you!  I just downloaded OLW, tried a quick test post and it work perfectly.  Thank you, thank you!

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-19T23:25:06+00:00

    Help! I downloaded it--beautiful! But when I try to publish to my blog, it returns a 403 error: forbidden.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-19T23:35:11+00:00

    Do you have google 2 step verification switched to on? I got the same thing, turned it off and it worked. Worth a try.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments
  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-19T23:41:59+00:00

    I had read that, but I don't think I do ; at any rate, I couldn't find where to find it to even check. HOWEVER, in looking around in the settings, I saw that the password was blank. I put in my blogger password and it is now working. It was already showing that it was connected to my blog, so I didn't realize I needed to put the password in, in OLW.

    Was this answer helpful?

    0 comments