The type initializer for ‘WindowsLive.Writer.CoreServices.HttpRequestHelper’ threw an exception

To all those who have faced this problem, or the body of the message mentioned above, here’s the solution

  1. Open the following path on the system drive by default C:\Users\Username\AppData\Roaming\Windows Live Writer.
  2. then create a “linkglossary.xml” file, after that open it and edit the following and save:

<?xml version=”1.0″ encoding=”utf-8″?>
<glossary>
<entry>
<text>linkdottech</text>
<url>http://www.linkdottech.wordpress.com</url>
<title>
</title>
<rel>
</rel>
<openInNewWindow>False</openInNewWindow>
</entry>
</glossary>

Note: Change the highlight sentences with your blog info.

3.   Now we are going to Disable the FIPS,

Start > Run > Regedit > OK.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE–>System–>CurrentControlSet->Control –>LSA–>FIPSAlgoPolicy–>Change ValueData value of Enabled to 0.

Now trying to open windows live writer and fill it with your blog info, it will working with you.Smile