Pain in the ass this is. I hate the installers that Microsoft use because:
- Errors make no sense
- The "more information" link takes me to my fucking email
- I can't copy-pasta the error text so I have to type it out manually
Basically the error I had was I uninstalled an old version, grabbed a 2011 installer from Microsoft's website when I searched for "windows live writer" and to download the installer (which was 1.1mb).
At the 99% end of the installation process, it threw up an ugly error 0x80070643. The hell does that mean?
I thought I needed a reboot to put the (new) system into a clean state. Nope.
I cleaned out registry values with TuneUp Utilities Registry Cleaner. Nope.
So in frustration, I looked for another download. This time I searched for "Windows Live essentials" which gave me the 2012 installer, sized at 1.2mb. This made all the difference!
Standard Microsoft operational procedure. For a great example, refer to Xbox One debacle(s).
Using the 2012 installer, I suspect that Microsoft didn't think far ahead when it came to upgrades.
After it eached 100%, I got Windows Live Writer 2012 without any hiccups at all. All my stuff was updated and nothing seemed lost in the process.
