Jacky Mok just posted a link to the system requirements for the soon to be released Windows Live Suite apps, and they include 64bit support, but only if you're running Vista. from Jacky's blog post: Platform 32 bits 64 bits XP SP2 Yes No Vista Yes Yes Vista SP1 Yes Yes 2003 Server No No 32 Bit...
Thanks to Mess.be for spotting this - a Knowledge Base article on what to do if you can't get Windows Live apps to install . The article lists the most common problems: •The system does not meet the minimum requirements for the Windows Live service. •You are trying to install the selected Windows...
It has been discovered since the launch of the Live Installer yesterday that there is an apparent bug that prevents it from being installed on 64 bit systems. Now the programs themselves will run on x64 systems, it's the installer itself where the problem lies. If you are running a x64 system and...
Well it's taken a while to get here, but it looks like Windows Live is becoming a better defined and somewhat unified set of services. Of course there's still a lot of work left to do, but today's debut of the Windows Live Suite and unified installer is definitely a big step in the right...
The Windows Live Wire blog this morning published an entry from Chris Jones, Vice President, Windows Live Team, announcing the Windows Live suite. Included in the suite, which will allow for a single installation of any or all of these Windows Live services, are: Windows Live Mail (the desktop client...
In an article appearing in the Sunday Sept 2 version of the online NY Times, with a publish date of Sept. 3, John Markoff of the NY Times reports that Microsoft is prepared to release it's software "suite" this week : This week, it plans to turn that strategy upside down, making available...
If you're still having problems installing any of the new Windows Live betas (Mail, Messenger and Writer) and our quick/dirty fix didn't work for you, you might want to try giving the more official fix a try. Posted by the Writer team on their blog, the solution consists of running a command...
If you are having problems installing Writer , Messenger 8.5 or Mail , in particular if the the Windows Live installer disappearing halfway through (after a Windows Vista UAC prompt if enabled), this may help. Close all Windows Live applications Navigate to C:\Program Files\Windows Live and delete the...