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
    2015-12-11T19:20:06+00:00

    I'm having the same issue that happened at the end of May. Beginning today, whenever I try to publish with WLW, I get a message saying "Not Found." Then a prompt comes up for me to sign into my Blogger account. When I do, the same error message is returned, "Not Found." I downloaded OLW but it says that my username and password are not correct. Help!

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-12-10T14:46:48+00:00

    Just an update guys! Those who don't know but the windows live writer is now Open Live writer. It's an open source project which allows a parallel installation side by side to the old WLW.

    Get the source code here: https://github.com/OpenLiveWriter/OpenLiveWriter

    For more details about this update read here http://www.hanselman.com/blog/AnnouncingOpenLiveWriterAnOpenSourceForkOfWindowsLiveWriter.aspx

    Special Thanks to Scott Hanselman and Microsoft.

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-12-09T10:35:16+00:00

    Hi Ralf,

     Thanks for sharing the information, this information will be helpful for other community users .

    Thanks.

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-12-09T08:10:54+00:00

    There is a workaround for the problem: You have to activate the access for less secure applications in your Google account. After successfully transfering your post, you may deactivate it again. This is not just pure theory, I just tried it and it worked :-)

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