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1. tino

   
   Posted on: November 06, 2007 at 7:54PM  

   Let the confusion begin!

   First, I have to say that the new Windows Live website looks very good and the videos are very well done! But why in hell didn't the designers know how to create Gif images without "dithering"?! I saw this on a lot of Microsoft sites and sorry this is really not professional: who uses Gif images in the 21st century?

   And does the Windows Live software work with Windows XP? Can't find system requirements on that site.
2. scottelsdon

   
   Posted on: November 06, 2007 at 10:38PM  

   All Kudos for designing the multi installer, but the thing isn't working for me on my corporate network, its timing out as the firewall needs to inspect all the exe before installation.  Cant you just release, single installers for each product, not the klutz multi installer which isn't working,  GAH.  All I want is Writer !
3. Nick White

   
   Posted on: November 06, 2007 at 10:46PM  

   Hey scottelsdon:  you can get Writer itself here:  http://get.live.com/writer/overview.
4. Nick White

   
   Posted on: November 06, 2007 at 10:50PM  

   Hey tino:  these apps and services do indeed work on Windows XP SP2 in addition to Windows Vista; check out the systems requirements for Messenger, for example:  http://get.live.com/messenger/sysreq.
5. newscientist2000

   
   Posted on: November 06, 2007 at 11:21PM  

   Great news, I will definately download the latest versions of Windows Live Photo Gallery and Messenger this weekend, theyre great little programs.

   :-)
6. chakkaradeep

   
   Posted on: November 07, 2007 at 12:30AM  

   Installed the moment it was released !

   Kudos to the Live team for releasing the Live Suite :)

   I only have one concern - why doesnt the installer have the options to install live products on a *custom location* ? Whats the mystery behind it to be placed in Windows folder ? It would be worth putting down the reason here in this blog :)

   Regards,

   Chakkaradeep
7. Islander

   
   Posted on: November 07, 2007 at 5:19AM  

   Finally usable on Vista x64 too, thanks! One thing I'd have wished for is a bit more integration into Aero... Windows Live Messenger looks terribly (!) out of place on a Vista desktop.
8. kwdaves

   
   Posted on: November 07, 2007 at 7:58AM  

   Are the features in Windows Live Photo Gallery going to be added to Vista Photo Gallery?
9. chakkaradeep

   
   Posted on: November 07, 2007 at 8:56AM  

   kwdaves, Windows Live Photo Gallery will replace Vista Photo Gallery in your machine when you check for updates or install it separately
10. kwdaves

    
    Posted on: November 07, 2007 at 9:34AM  

    No updates were available when I checked so I went ahead and downloaded the Windows Live version. Thanks.

    On another matter, it turns out that both Photo Gallery and the old Digital Image Pro write captions to the "Title" metadata field, while other apps, including Lightroom, Photoshop Elements 5, and Picasa, write them to what shows up as the "Subject" field in Vista image properties and the "Description" field in Photo Info. I have gotten some flak for recommending Photo Gallery to an old Digital Image Pro user on the Adobe Lightroom forum because of that.