Recent update: 2008-3-21

Windows Live ID Web Authentication Preview Release!

2429 byte By JoshBrown-MSFT at 2008-3-7
Windows Live ID Web Authentication Preview Release!I’m excited to announce the limited availability preview release of Windows Live ID Web Authentication! This new feature enables you to add Windows Live ID authentication to your Web site. It works by sending your users to the Windows Live ID ...

Windows Live Id and Browser Mail

255 byte By janeman at 2008-3-6
Hello! Im developing an application and would like to have the same capability as Messenger where you can click on a button and it logs you into hotmail automatically via your browser. Is this possible to do using the Windows live id SDK? Thanks

Any Windows Live Id SDK available for .NET Compact Framework?

107 byte By sorcer1 at 2008-3-5
Hello, I want to know if any Windows Live Id SDK available for .NET Compact Framework? Thank you!

.NET 1.1 ?

146 byte By BigguyGraves at 2008-3-3
I noticed that this works for C++ 2005 because it is .NET 2.0. Does this work for C++ .NET 2003 under .NET 1.1? Please don't leave me/us behind!

As a user, how do I know I'm signing in to a geniuine service?

280 byte By ReljaMarkovic at 2008-3-1
So far live IDs have been used primarily by Microsoft properties, meaning that it was easy to spot fake log on screens. If more sites and apps start using live ID to log people in, how will I as a user know that I'm submitting my credentials to a genuine service?

Got it working :)

529 byte By TJHollis at 2008-2-28
http://www.xoduslive.net/vids/liveStart/Only thing is, how can we really use this? I read the thing about the women and her birthday with the online store... I really don't get it, it still sounds like we're tricking her into giving away her birthday?Only thing I can tell is a blog manager, ...

LiveID at my site

257 byte By MiXen at 2008-2-27
Hello, I have ASP.NET site. I want to use LiveID authentication there. As far as I understand LiveID SDK only allows me to use it at Windows apps not Web. Am I right? How can I use LiveID in ASP.NET? Thanks, Mik

Doesn't work on 64bit OS?!

1928 byte By b_wind at 2008-2-26
It works fine on 32bit System, but on 64bit system (Windows Server 2003 Enterprise x64 ENU)......error like this: Server Error in '/' Application. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x8007000B) Description: An unhandled exception ...

SharePoint Authentication with Windows Live ID

147 byte By FranciscoMerizalde at 2008-2-25
Can anyone point me to a code sample using Windows Live ID for Authentication into a Sharepoint 2007 site? Thanks, Francisco

Got it working :)

529 byte By TJHollis at 2008-2-24
http://www.xoduslive.net/vids/liveStart/Only thing is, how can we really use this? I read the thing about the women and her birthday with the online store... I really don't get it, it still sounds like we're tricking her into giving away her birthday?Only thing I can tell is a blog manager, ...

Windows Live ID SDK, seriously

358 byte By netshade at 2008-2-23
Does it exist? Is the team still working on it? Is there any news at all?For something that seems critical to the MS Live ecosystem being adopted by developers, it sure seems like its been all but abandoned. According to earlier statements, the SDK should either have been released by now /or/ ...

WLID Examples

682 byte By JD at 2008-2-22
G'day, I would like to see more real working examplesIt still seems that the most used "home-programmer" application is Visual Basic 6 Is it possible to use VB6 for WLID SDK (even by calling an WinAPI)?I know it isn't a .net application but is it possible? Also... What about COM ...

As a user, how do I know I'm signing in to a geniuine service?

280 byte By ReljaMarkovic at 2008-2-22
So far live IDs have been used primarily by Microsoft properties, meaning that it was easy to spot fake log on screens. If more sites and apps start using live ID to log people in, how will I as a user know that I'm submitting my credentials to a genuine service?

Server Based Applications

172 byte By jksearles at 2008-2-21
Hi, The TOU specifically excludes "Server Based Applications", could you give me a more explicit definition of such. Thanks, James

Using Live ID in Web Application

419 byte By PawanBansal at 2008-2-20
I have a web application in asp.net(vb.net). We have approx 200 users of this application. we want to use a feature where between the defined groups, users can interact with each other just like an IM session. But that should be in my application area and I should be able to record the ...

ASP.NET 2.0 intergration

236 byte By AlexChub at 2008-2-19
Hello! How i can to integrate windows live id authentication with web application wrote on asp.net 2.0. *also using basic authentication system (such as membership, roles etc.) in case it relevant Thanks!

.NET 1.1 ?

146 byte By BigguyGraves at 2008-2-18
I noticed that this works for C++ 2005 because it is .NET 2.0. Does this work for C++ .NET 2003 under .NET 1.1? Please don't leave me/us behind!

Windows Live Id and Browser Mail

255 byte By janeman at 2008-2-17
Hello! Im developing an application and would like to have the same capability as Messenger where you can click on a button and it logs you into hotmail automatically via your browser. Is this possible to do using the Windows live id SDK? Thanks

Windows Live Id API + WebBrowser

386 byte By sorcer1 at 2008-2-16
Hello,I'm using the component WebBrowser (in a C# 2.0 Win32 App) to parse the HTML Document and i must connect with my Internet Explorer before to launch the app because i need to create the cookies to be login in a Windows Live Id Web Site.So can i use the Windows Live Id API to login and ...

Quick Intro to Using the Windows Live ID SDK

613 byte By Sc?tt at 2008-2-15
I have written a quick "How To" on quickly adding Live ID authentication to your application. I know some people in here are more than able to do this, but just in case anyone who needed a quickstart, then my guide can be found here ...

Windows Live Id and Browser Mail

249 byte By janeman at 2008-2-15
Hello! Im developing an application and would like to have the same capability as Messenger where you can click on a button and it logs you into hotmail automatically via your browser. Is this possible to do using the Windows live id SDK? Thanks

Windows Live Id API + WebBrowser

380 byte By sorcer1 at 2008-2-15
Hello,I'm using the component WebBrowser (in a C# 2.0 Win32 App) to parse the HTML Document and i must connect with my Internet Explorer before to launch the app because i need to create the cookies to be login in a Windows Live Id Web Site.So can i use the Windows Live Id API to login and ...

Any Windows Live Id SDK available for .NET Compact Framework?

101 byte By sorcer1 at 2008-2-15
Hello, I want to know if any Windows Live Id SDK available for .NET Compact Framework? Thank you!

Quick Intro to Using the Windows Live ID SDK

612 byte By Sc?tt at 2008-2-15
I have written a quick "How To" on quickly adding Live ID authentication to your application. I know some people in here are more than able to do this, but just in case anyone who needed a quickstart, then my guide can be found here ...

Can't use GetNavigationData properly.

1209 byte By daiyue at 2008-2-14
Hi, I want to use Windows Live ID SDK to open Live website family. I used OpenAuthenticatedBrowser like :" this.oID.OpenAuthenticatedBrowser(" http://www.live.com", "lbi");", it works fine. However, when I ran codes like: //authenticated by this.oID.authenticate() ...

WLID Examples

675 byte By JD at 2008-2-14
G'day,I would like to see more real working examplesIt still seems that the most used "home-programmer" application is Visual Basic 6Is it possible to use VB6 for WLID SDK (even by calling an WinAPI)?I know it isn't a .net application but is it possible?Also... What about COM ...

able to be used with asp.net?

213 byte By gorbett at 2008-2-13
i have seen a few questions on whether the alpha release of the sdk can be used with asp.net. is it possible? from what i understand, the alpha sdk is used for smart client apps or full windows forms apps. </span>

OpenID

232 byte By dagarsd at 2008-2-13
OpenID is universal ID which establishes a users identity when online, hence saves trouble of logging into different sites again and again. Heard MS have started integrating OpenID, is it true? regards Sumit Dagar </span>

Logging in!!!!

357 byte By Weavor at 2008-2-12
I work with VB.NET my application has several diffrent browser controls in it and I try to use the Live ID sdk to sign in. Basicly when my app first loads it requests the user to sign in, after that it navagates 3 seprate browser controls to 3 locations all of which require a Live ID, but each ...

wow!

18 byte By DannyThorpeMSFT at 2008-2-11
Go Josh, Go! ;>

ASP.NET 2.0 intergration

230 byte By AlexChub at 2008-2-10
Hello! How i can to integrate windows live id authentication with web application wrote on asp.net 2.0. *also using basic authentication system (such as membership, roles etc.) in case it relevant Thanks!

Where could i register an @live.com ID?

243 byte By 柱子 at 2008-2-10
Where could I register an @live.com ID? Like: <a title="mailto:Test@live.com" href="mailto:Test@live.com">Test@live.com</a>. instead of <a title="mailto:Test@hotmail.com" href="mailto:Test@hotmail.com">Test@hotmail.com</a> Thanks.

Live ID Federation

1127 byte By EronWright at 2008-2-8
Please provide some information on the forthcoming support for WS-Federation. I am in the process of "claims-enabling" my applications using Active Directory Federation Services. I intend to integrate Live as an account partner in addition to at least one other partner. I want to get ...

Possible to integrate 3rd party apps with Live Chat?

265 byte By JohanOverbye at 2008-2-8
We're a game studio doing a casual persistent online game mainly for kids. I'm wondering if it will be possible to integrate our in-game chat with Live Messenger, and if so, whether Live ID SDK will be the way to do that. Johan ?verbye Artplant

Blob User

373 byte By CLearlyDotNet at 2008-2-7
Since the details of the SDK are not released yet, I'm kind of feeling around in the dark here. I'm starting on an application that will use the SDK. I just need to know whether I will have some byte array of data that will uniquely represent an identity for a particular use of the identity. ...

Windows Live ID SDK, seriously

352 byte By netshade at 2008-2-7
Does it exist? Is the team still working on it? Is there any news at all?For something that seems critical to the MS Live ecosystem being adopted by developers, it sure seems like its been all but abandoned. According to earlier statements, the SDK should either have been released by now /or/ ...

able to be used with asp.net?

205 byte By gorbett at 2008-2-7
i have seen a few questions on whether the alpha release of the sdk can be used with asp.net. is it possible? from what i understand, the alpha sdk is used for smart client apps or full windows forms apps.

Windows Live ID Service for servers

5729 byte By k62o at 2008-2-7
Hello,I’m currently working on a web project that requires user authentication. I would like to know if it is possible to use the Windows Live ID authentication service to do so. I’m currently looking for information about using Windows Live ID authentication service for a server application ...

Live ID Services

63 byte By SimonS at 2008-2-6
Is there a list of services that I can use with the LiveId SDK?

can live be my domain e-mail?

251 byte By IchiTheKiller77 at 2008-2-6
I use a yahoo e-mail account and it works great. I was just wundering if thier is a way to have my windows live ID as this example@live.com is this possible? I want my e-mail to say "live" after the "@" symbol is this possible?

OpenID

221 byte By dagarsd at 2008-2-5
OpenID is universal ID which establishes a users identity when online, hence saves trouble of logging into different sites again and again. Heard MS have started integrating OpenID, is it true? regards Sumit Dagar

News & Introductions

2709 byte By JoshBrown-MSFT at 2008-2-5
Greetings, and welcome to the Windows Live ID developers forum. I am Josh Brown, SDK writer for Windows Live ID here at Microsoft. My unique position within the team gives me direct access to the developers, testers, and planners that are working hard every day to make cool new online services ...

Logging in!!!!

356 byte By Weavor at 2008-2-4
I work with VB.NET my application has several diffrent browser controls in it and I try to use the Live ID sdk to sign in. Basicly when my app first loads it requests the user to sign in, after that it navagates 3 seprate browser controls to 3 locations all of which require a Live ID, but each ...

OpenID

232 byte By dagarsd at 2008-2-4
OpenID is universal ID which establishes a users identity when online, hence saves trouble of logging into different sites again and again. Heard MS have started integrating OpenID, is it true? regards Sumit Dagar </span>

can live be my domain e-mail?

251 byte By IchiTheKiller77 at 2008-2-4
I use a yahoo e-mail account and it works great. I was just wundering if thier is a way to have my windows live ID as this example@live.com is this possible? I want my e-mail to say "live" after the "@" symbol is this possible?

Live ID Services

63 byte By SimonS at 2008-2-4
Is there a list of services that I can use with the LiveId SDK?

able to be used with asp.net?

205 byte By gorbett at 2008-2-3
i have seen a few questions on whether the alpha release of the sdk can be used with asp.net. is it possible? from what i understand, the alpha sdk is used for smart client apps or full windows forms apps.

Logging in!!!!

356 byte By Weavor at 2008-2-3
I work with VB.NET my application has several diffrent browser controls in it and I try to use the Live ID sdk to sign in. Basicly when my app first loads it requests the user to sign in, after that it navagates 3 seprate browser controls to 3 locations all of which require a Live ID, but each ...

Live ID SDK

53 byte By Shinji at 2008-2-2
When the live id sdk will be lauch? tks!

Where can i get the Windows Live ID SDK

59 byte By progfg at 2008-2-2
Hi, Do you know where can i get the Windows Live ID SDK ?

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