After I discovered that the 1.0 release of Live Writer did NOT support Windows XP 64 bit, I figured I'd just stick with the beta and the hacked installer which someone had thoughtfully provided.
However today I was informed via dialog box that my plan has a fatal flaw:
If anyone out there has seen a version of the 1.0 installer which has been hacked to work with Windows XP 64 bit (NOT VISTA 64 BIT - THE STANDARD INSTALLER WORKS FINE FOR VISTA!) then please drop me a line.