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 Crash Prone, 2008-11-07
Expression Web 2 is less reliable than Web Expression 1 which was less reliable than the last version of FrontPage. The process of making Expression Web 2 crash is very simple. Make lots of revisions to your Web page and just at the moment you figure it is time to save your page, the window turns whitish and the program churns indefinately. Eventually, you will give in and stop the churning by closing the program. When the program restarts you will see that all of your revisions were lost.
Expression Web 2 does not have an auto save feature. When it fails is random. However, I have found that if you frequently move your cursor from lower left to upper right of your window, it will crash more often.
Web Expression 2 is not ready for release, but neither was Web Expression 1. Go to the online forums that deal with Web Expression and you will read lots of reports and complaints from many users.
I publish more than 20 Web sites. My success depends on my publishing content. If I am slowed down Web Expression 2, it costs me money. Microsoft appears to be unconcerned with all of the negative reviews and complaints.
I'm currently evaluating Dreamweaver. Dreamweaver has a steep learning curve, but it appears to be more stable.
I suggest that first time Web publishers stay away from both products. Search for simple to use products. Consider whether you really need CSS. Most Web publishers don't need CSS for simple personal sites or even simple commercial sites.
If I had to make a recommendation for a novice use, it would be for the last version of FrontPage. It was easy to learn, fairly reliable, and produced good Web sites. If you are a professional using Expression Web, you should plan to migrate to Dreamweaver. It is the industry standard. If you can use Expression Web, the transition will not be as difficult as migrating from FrontPage to Dreamweaver.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Microsoft Expression Web, 2008-10-28
I am very dissappointed in Expression Web. I have been a webmaster for 12 years and never experienced such aggravation with any software product in all these years.
I have reloaded the program 4 times because of it's habitual freezing up causing it to shut down, in some cases causing me to lose my work. It times out, freezes up and a couple of times disappeared off my PC entirely. I waited to purchase it until the final version was released. I should have waited another year!
 FrontPage to ExpressionWeb, 2008-10-16
I had heard it would be difficult to learn ExpressionWeb but that wasn't the case for me. I had used FrontPage before. It was easy to convert over. EW seems much more powerful and flexible but pretty intuitive, at least thus far.
2 of 2 customers found the following review helpful:
Solid performer as successor to FrontPage, 2008-10-09
I've used trial versions of SharePoint Designer and Expression Web 1 for about a year and finally bought Expression Web 2 (one copy for my son from Amazon) and a copy at work from another vendor.
I've had a web site for 12 years and used FrontPage until Microsoft engineers made FrontPage text-based hyperlinks not work in Vista. Good financial move for them resulting in a web editor update necessity for me. I have other pricey web page editors available, but prefer the simplicity of MS products because I don't need a hi-tech webpage and I don't have the time to learn the other products.
I prefer the performance and features of SharePoint Designer over Expression Web, but it's pricey to the point that I can't justify it over the equally solid performer Expression Web.
Like FrontPage of old, Expression Web 2 is a no nonsense get it done web page editor that most people will quickly learn how to navigate and easily use it to make nice web pages. It's for ordinary users and business people who need a competent easy to use interface and don't want to spend 1,000 hours mastering esoteric features in high-priced competitor products.
Russell Smith
 Very good value, 2008-10-07
First off let me say, I'm not a professional web developer, don't have extensive web designing experience, and thirdly, I'm aware that the de facto best professional web design software is Adobe Dreamweaver.
With all that being said, this is a very good product. For one, it's loaded with great features, especially good CSS support and nice templates to get started. It's also a very good value for the money because I got my upgrade from Frontpage for less than $100. For people like me, it's better money spent on Expression Web than to spend over triple that amount on Dreamweaver.
If you aren't a professional and aren't going to need the full features of Dreamweaver, then this is easily one of your best options for getting into web design. Very user friendly, learning curve is quick, and it's one of the best values for the money spent.
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