Error posting to this newsgroup

[MurrayBarn]

I have Vista 64 Bit Professional. I find these newsgroups very useful for
questions about various MS products but I cannot post or reply to a post from
my Vista machine. When I click on New it merely refreshes the screen but does
not launch the New Question window. I have turned Popup Blocker off too but
it doesnt help. Are there any other settings I need to know about?

 

[Tim Slattery]

I have Vista 64 Bit Professional. I find these newsgroups very useful for
questions about various MS products but I cannot post or reply to a post from
my Vista machine. When I click on New it merely refreshes the screen but does
not launch the New Question window. I have turned Popup Blocker off too but
it doesnt help. Are there any other settings I need to know about?

Lose the lousy web interface and get a newsreader. You can setup
Windows Mail, which is on your machine, or get one of the very fine
third party newsreaders available: Agent (www.forteinc.com/agent),
Thunderbird (www.mozilla.org/thunderbird). Google for others.

The address of this server is msnews.microsoft.com, you'll need to
supply that to whichever newsreader you use.

 

[MurrayBarn]

Hi Tim

I downloaded Thunderbird but I cant find what I am looking for as the list
on the left is like a standard newsgroup. I have somehow landed up at this
screen under windowshelp.microsoft .com..... and can reply so will bookmark
this

Thanks for the help
Murray

 

[Malke]

Hi Tim

I downloaded Thunderbird but I cant find what I am looking for as the list
on the left is like a standard newsgroup. I have somehow landed up at this
screen under windowshelp.microsoft .com..... and can reply so will
bookmark this

Here are general instructions that may help you. Thunderbird is a fine
newsreader. Of course the "list on the left is like a standard newsgroup";
these *are* standard newsgroups!

*****
Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn
to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already have
it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives
http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation
of newsgroups

Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm

How to Post:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on
Usenet


http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working
properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

Other Newsreaders for Windows:
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte
http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird
http://gravity.tbates.org/
http://www.40tude.com/dialog/
http://xnews.newsguy.com/
*****

Malke

 

[MurrayBarn]

Hi Malke

The difference is that on the web interface, the list down the lift is user
friendly. In the news reader, it is user hostile, which is why I couldnt
easliy find access to Microsoft Office Accounting for instance

 

[Malke]

Hi Malke

The difference is that on the web interface, the list down the lift is
user friendly. In the news reader, it is user hostile, which is why I
couldnt easliy find access to Microsoft Office Accounting for instance

???? Whatever. Perhaps you should read the instructions for how to subscribe
to newsgroups for whatever newreader you want to use.

EOT for me.

Malke

 

[Tim Slattery]

Hi Malke

The difference is that on the web interface, the list down the left is user
friendly. In the news reader, it is user hostile, which is why I couldnt
easily find access to Microsoft Office Accounting for instance

There are a bunch of Office groups on this server:

microsoft.public.office.access.forms
microsoft.public.office.access.formscoding
microsoft.public.office.businessscorecardmanager
microsoft.public.office.communicator
microsoft.public.office.dataanalyzer
microsoft.public.office.developer.active.documents
microsoft.public.office.developer.automation
microsoft.public.office.developer.binary.file_format
microsoft.public.office.developer.clipboard.dde
microsoft.public.office.developer.com.add_ins
microsoft.public.office.developer.hosting.controls
microsoft.public.office.developer.internet_other
microsoft.public.office.developer.office.sdks
microsoft.public.office.developer.officedev.other
microsoft.public.office.developer.outlook.forms
microsoft.public.office.developer.outlook.vba
microsoft.public.office.developer.smarttags
microsoft.public.office.developer.vba
microsoft.public.office.developer.web.components
microsoft.public.office.informationbridge
microsoft.public.office.intranets
microsoft.public.office.mac
microsoft.public.office.mac.entourage
microsoft.public.office.misc
microsoft.public.office.setup
microsoft.public.office.templates.misc
microsoft.public.office.xml
microsoft.public.officedev
microsoft.public.officeupdate

 

[MurrayBarn]

Hi Tim

Thats the problem - the way you lay it out below is almost useless to me.
The web interface lays it out logically. For instance, where is Word and
Excel below. ALso, I cannot find any reference to MS OA 2008 UK edition. BUt
no m,atter, I have found the MS website that allows my Vista machine to post,
hence this message. I appreciate your efforts to assist

Regards

 

[Tim Slattery]

Hi Tim

Thats the problem - the way you lay it out below is almost useless to me.
The web interface lays it out logically. For instance, where is Word and
Excel below. ALso, I cannot find any reference to MS OA 2008 UK edition. BUt
no m,atter, I have found the MS website that allows my Vista machine to post,
hence this message. I appreciate your efforts to assist

We seem to be speaking different languages. You don't understand what
I say and I don't understand what you say. I give up.

 

[Mick Murphy]

Marion, there is a major prob with the Vista discussion Newsgroups web
interface.
Can't sign in, post reply, etc; just READ.
That's all!
MS has been notified, and are trying to fix it.
I am here through a link they gave me.