Error message when My Weblog Posts folder is not available

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  Loving the new beta! However, when I moved my "Documents" folder to a network share then became disconnected from the network Writer will crash on startup since the My Weblog Posts folder is not available. The crashing is easily fixed by reconnecting to the network, but this looks like a good spot for a more friendly error message.
  
  Below are the error details:
  
  June-22-08 1:34:51 PM
  
  Version: 14.0.3913.522
  
  OS Version: Microsoft Windows NT 6.0.6001 Service Pack 1
  Runtime version: 2.0.50727.1434
  Shutdown started: False
  Program: "C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\WindowsLiveWriter.exe"
  
  Unexpected Error Occurred
  An unexpected error has occurred within the application.
  
  System.TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.PostEditorFile' threw an exception. ---> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\My Weblog Posts\Drafts' is denied.
     at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
     at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, DirectorySecurity dirSecurity)
     at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.Create()
     at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.PostEditorFile..cctor()
     --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
     at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.PostEditorForm.Launch(IDisposable splashScreen)
     at WindowsLiveWriter.ApplicationLauncher.LaunchBloggingForm(String[] args, IDisposable splashScreen)
     at WindowsLiveWriter.ApplicationMain.LaunchFirstInstance(IDisposable splashScreen, String[] args)
  
  System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Writer\My Weblog Posts\Drafts' is denied.
     at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath)
     at System.IO.Directory.InternalCreateDirectory(String fullPath, String path, DirectorySecurity dirSecurity)
     at System.IO.DirectoryInfo.Create()
     at WindowsLive.Writer.PostEditor.PostEditorFile..cctor()
  
  

  Sunday, June 22, 2008 8:09 PM