Tip – Install Windows Live Writer 2012 on Windows 8.1 using full offline install

On and off I have tried to get Live Writer (part of Windows Essentials 2012) to install on this PC – with no success. Disabling firewalls, anti-virus, resetting browser settings, running in compatibility mode all failed. The error did move around a little but the core error was “WaitForCatalog”.

Today I found a path that worked…. yippeee!

Visit http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-live/essentials-install-offline-faq to download an offline installer.

Choose English NOT British English (British English appeared to once again try and contact the internet and fail part way through the install)

Run the download.

Done.

Simple.

Windows Azure MSDN How To tips in one place…

With thanks to Wriju for doing the work to pull these together.

How to: Build a Windows Azure Application
How to Configure Virtual Machine Sizes
How to Configure Connection Strings
How to Configure Operating System Versions
How to Configure Local Storage Resources
How to Create a Certificate for a Role
How to Create a Remote Desktop Protocol File
How to Define Environment Variables Before a Role Starts
How to Define Input Endpoints for a Role
How to Define Internal Endpoints for a Role
How to Define Startup Tasks for a Role
How to Encrypt a Password
How to Restrict Communication Between Roles
How to Retrieve Role Instance Data
How to Use the RoleEnvironment.Changing Event
How to Use the RoleEnvironment.Changed Event

How to: Use the Windows Azure SDK Tools to Package and Deploy an Application
How to Prepare the Windows Azure Compute Emulator
How to Configure the Compute Emulator to Emulate Windows Azure
How to Package an Application by Using the CSPack Command-Line Tool
How to Run an Application in the Compute Emulator by Using the CSRun Command-Line Tool
How to Initialize the Storage Emulator by Using the DSInit Command-Line Tool
How to Change the Configuration of a Running Service
How to Attach a Debugger to New Role Instances
How to View Trace Information in the Compute Emulator
How to Configure SQL Server for the Storage Emulator

How to: Configure a Web Application
How to Configure a Web Role for Multiple Web Sites
How to Configure the Virtual Directory Location
How to Configure a Windows Azure Port
How to Configure the Site Entry in the Service Definition File
How to Configure IIS Components in Windows Azure
How to Configure a Service to Use a Legacy Web Role

How to: Manage Windows Azure VM Roles
How to Create the Base VHD for a VM Role in Windows Azure
How to Install the Windows Azure Integration Components
How to Enable Windows Azure Connect for a VM Role
How to Develop an Adapter for a VM Role in Windows Azure
How to Prepare the Server Image for Uploading to Windows Azure
How to Upload a VHD to Windows Azure
How to Create and Deploy the VM Role Service Model
How to Use Certificates With a VM Role in Windows Azure
How to Change a Server Image for a VM Role by Using a Differencing VHD
How to Change the Configuration of a VM role
How to Manage the Lifecycle of VM Role Instances in Windows Azure

How to: Administering Windows Azure Hosted Services
How to Setup a Windows Azure Subscription
How to Setup Multiple Administrator Accounts

How to: Deploy a Windows Azure Application
How to Package your Service
How to Deploy a Service
How to Create a Hosted Service
How to Create a Storage Account
How to Configure the Service Topology

How to: Upgrade a Service
How to Perform In-Place Upgrades
How to Swap a Service’s VIPs

How to: Manage Upgrades to the Windows Azure Guest OS
How to Determine the Current Guest OS of your Service
How to Upgrade the Guest OS in the Management Portal
How to Upgrade the Guest OS in the Service Configuration File

How to: Manage Management Certificates
How to Create a Management Certificate
How to Add a Management Certificate to a Windows Azure Subscription

How to: Manage Service Certificates
How to Add a New Certificate to the Certificate Store
How to Associate a Certificate with a Service
How to Update a Certificate in the Certificate Store
How to Configure an HTTPS Endpoint in Windows Azure
How to Control Access to Certificates on a Virtual Machine

How to: Use Storage Services
How to Create a Storage Account
How to Read Configuration Settings for the Storage Client Library and Handle Changed Settings

How to: Configure Windows Azure Connect
How to Activate Windows Azure Roles for Windows Azure Connect
How to Install Local Endpoints with Windows Azure Connect
How to Create and Configure a Group of Endpoints in Windows Azure Connect

How to: Manage CDN on Windows Azure
How to Enable CDN for Windows Azure
How to Map CDN Content to a Custom Domain
How to Remove Content from the CDN
How to Manage Expiration of Blob Content
How to Manage Expiration of Hosted Service Content

Related Links

• Sign up to Microsoft Platform Ready for assistance on the Windows Azure Platform
• http://www.azure.com/offers
• http://www.azure.com/getstarted