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
    2015-05-28T14:55:08+00:00

    Same here. Please fix this problem!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-05-28T14:55:16+00:00

    WLW must use OAuth 2.0 to authorize requests against blogger from 27 May:

    https://developers.google.com/blogger/docs/3.0/using#st\_params

    Google/Blogger is asking us to create a case to MS:

    https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/blogger/-49FC2\_0l-g/sselFXuwhSEJ

    Microsoft and Google, please work together and help us WLW-Lovers! :)

    BR

    FixarFarsan.se

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-05-28T15:41:32+00:00

    I spoke to a number of people at Microsoft.  Their number is 1-800-642 7676.   They have no answers, they put me on hold for 20 minutes and I finally hung up.   There is no one there that knows anything but I think everyone here should call and complain.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-05-28T17:30:58+00:00

    I had the same problem. "error: Notfound: not found"

    I removed the passwords, changed everything to see if I could get it to start conning with Blogger (again). But I got nothing.

    So, removed the accounts. Then tried to re-add them back to Windows Live Writer. Nothing.

    Then I found this: https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/blogger/-49FC2\_0l-g/ZpI3-K6YO6UJ

    I was not the only person having this problem.

    I waited 1/2 the day, then began moving all my blogs posts from Blogger to WordPress. I would PREFER to keep using Blogger but since they don't seem to give a care about those using their site, it looks like I will be transferring everything over to WordPress.

    Only thing I am asking, is for this issue to be resolved. Blogger should get off it's rear & fix the issue. Instead of ignoring what we have to say.

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