Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums. I
registered with a couple only to realise they were not really free as
advertised and also registered with "geeks to go" but cant find the
"make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
"the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any
suggestions would be much appreciated so i dont have to post off topic
posts in the wrong groups anymore........sites with chat cappabillity
would be great if possible......the listings i once saw where on a site
called (i think) cool tools......or something like this.

many thanks if someone can advise.....A

"alpha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
news:(E-Mail Removed):

> Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
> trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums.
>

If you ( a consultant ) really, really expect us non-consultant types to
know the answer to this mythical question, then maybe we should all become
consultants !

You need tech support for .... WHAT exactly ??

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Neither had a mother-in-law.

"alpha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm
> having trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support
> newsgroups/forums.

Shouldn't be too hard finding a newsgroup, no? Which one, that
depends an awful lot on the nature of your problem. If you give more
details, we can always suggest a proper newsgroup if you want.

Regards
Wald

>On 28 Apr 2005 01:57:22 -0700, "alpha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
>trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums. I
>registered with a couple only to realise they were not really free as
>advertised and also registered with "geeks to go" but cant find the
>"make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
>"the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
>but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any
>suggestions would be much appreciated so i dont have to post off topic
>posts in the wrong groups anymore........sites with chat cappabillity
>would be great if possible......the listings i once saw where on a site
>called (i think) cool tools......or something like this.
>
>many thanks if someone can advise.....A

Have you tried the following NewsGroup?
24hoursupport.helpdesk

Their are thousands of News Groups which discuss just about anything
under the sun and then some, so without knowing what kind of help you
are seeking it's very difficult to point you in the right direction.

alpha wrote:

> Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
> trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums. I
> registered with a couple only to realise they were not really free as
> advertised and also registered with "geeks to go" but cant find the
> "make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
> "the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
> but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any
> suggestions would be much appreciated so i dont have to post off topic
> posts in the wrong groups anymore........sites with chat cappabillity
> would be great if possible......the listings i once saw where on a site
> called (i think) cool tools......or something like this.
>
> many thanks if someone can advise.....A

I always just look for a newsgroup or forum for the particular program
if it's a program that I'm having trouble with. Otherwise, the main
thing going is news:24hoursupport.helpdesk.

And frankly, it hasn't impressed me much in the past.

Castlecops is a pretty good one for security issues:

http://castlecops.com/

Requires free registration though.

Here's another one that looks good, but I haven't used it:

http://www.protonic.com/

HTH

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crippleware, demoware, nagware, PROmotionware, shareware, spyware,
time-limited software, trialware, viruses or warez please.

Hey there,

On 28 Apr 2005 01:57:22 -0700, it was written by "alpha"
<(E-Mail Removed)>:

<snip>

>"make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
>"the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
>but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any

<snip>

Here's the list I keep under "Tech Support". Warning: Some of these
are pretty old, and are topic specific:

http://wwwiz.com/QandA/
http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/#faq
http://www.zdnet.com/filters/printer...920-10,00.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default...;en-us;Q158868
http://www.fdisk.com/fdisk/
http://filext.com/
http://tutorials.findtutorials.com/index
http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml
http://windows.about.com/library/bl_iedownload_a.htm
http://www.it-reality.co.uk/
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/downloads/arcpok.html
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/
http://www.speedguide.com/
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sheppard.p/
http://www.wotsit.org/
http://cma.zdnet.com/texis/cma/cma/

And just to bring this message back on topic, I keep my bookmarks in:

Bookmark-Manager:
http://bkm.sourceforge.net/

<quotes from the Windows version page>
The Bookmark Manager is one of the feature-richest bookmark management
tools around. A short and incomplete list of features:

Import and export from/to: Internet Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla,
Opera, HTML pages
Check bookmarks for dead links
Check for duplicates
Fast even when managing hundreds or thousands of bookmarks
Manage bookmarks in independent databases
Open bookmarks files directly from an FTP server
Available in three languages: English, German and French
<end quotes>

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Take out the trash to reply by email.

There is no spoon.

Their are thousands of News Groups which discuss just about anything
under the sun and then some, so without knowing what kind of help you
are seeking it's very difficult to point you in the right direction.


Reply

no specific subject, just general questions about anything computer
related.

A

just any computer related questions on no specific subject.........A

If you ( a consultant ) really, really expect us non-consultant types
to
know the answer to this mythical question, then maybe we should all
become
consultants !

You need tech support for .... WHAT exactly ??

i'm not sure......let me check with my consultant.........I'll have my
people call your people and we will find a window and do lunch real
soon..........A

On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 09:47:15 GMT, Doc <postmaster@[127.0.0.1]> wrote:

>"alpha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>news:(E-Mail Removed):
>
>> Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
>> trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums.
>>
>
>If you ( a consultant ) really, really expect us non-consultant types to
>know the answer to this mythical question, then maybe we should all become
>consultants !

A consultant is someone who borrows your watch and then charges you
for telling the time.