Windows Live Search

Sturatt · #1 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008, 01:57 AM

I keep hearing about how windows live has maps and voice recognition. Can anyone tell me how to get this going? I think i have it installed, but the only thing i can figure out how to do is type into the today screen search bar and it opens IE with the search results.

how do i get the maps and voice regonition going?

TheMostToys · #2 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008, 02:10 AM

From your phones browser go here: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobi...e/default.mspx

Click on "Maps, Directions, Traffic"

Download, install and enjoy.

engc325 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-28-2008, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sturatt

I keep hearing about how windows live has maps and voice recognition. Can anyone tell me how to get this going? I think i have it installed, but the only thing i can figure out how to do is type into the today screen search bar and it opens IE with the search results.

how do i get the maps and voice regonition going?

go to wls.live.com on your ppc

HollyWood · #4 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 02:39 AM

how can i get the tool bar for windows love on my today screen?

slvrap1 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by engc325

go to wls.live.com on your ppc

I tried going there a few times today and keep getting a server error, does anyone have a cab ?

eyecannon · #6 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 04:51 PM

Windows Live != Live Search

Retarded naming scheme, however, Live Search is a great program (better than GMM!)

TrainSafe · #7 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 08:00 PM

eyecannon is right, MS made things confusing for us. Windows Live (that appears as a today screen plug-in) is simply a search engine that takes you to a web browser window -- like a google or yahoo search.

The Live Search application is the mapping function. The latest version contains speech recognition, great business/restaurant search, local movies, and best of all local gas prices. IMO it blows google maps out of the water.

Engc325 has the right link above. If I remember, the cab file that you download is only about 400k.

Enjoy!

(If you can't find the cab file, shoot me a PM and I'll fire it over to you.)

slvrap1 · #8 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 09:21 PM

Tried it again and i got the file to dl, gps locks on so much faster than google.

WisdomWolfX · #9 (**permalink**) 02-09-2008, 09:51 PM

Interesting that you say it locks on easier because I have had the opposite experience. In fact when I run WLS it will load for a good 2 minutes and then tell me it couldn't get a gps location. If I open Google Maps after that it locks on instantly and then when I go back to WLS it suddenly reads the gps. Very strange.

**InvincibleLiving** · #10 (**permalink**) 02-10-2008, 12:52 PM

WLS pwns GM in so many ways, i cant go back to google now. it's just so limited in comparison... i just wish windows would go the extra mile and add voice prompts to directions ect. then it would be a killer app...