Vista group analogous to this one

[wal]

What is the full name of the Vista group closest in purpose to this
one for XP? I can't find one on Google. (And if enter across all
groups a search term related to your specific issue, all you get is
porn sites???)

Thanks.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

What is the full name of the Vista group closest in purpose to this
one for XP? I can't find one on Google. (And if enter across all
groups a search term related to your specific issue, all you get is
porn sites???)

Thanks.

The Vista groups are found at microsoft.public.windows.vista.*

I suggest you use a news client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even
Outlook Express, rather than Google Groups or Microsoft's clunky web
interface to the newsgroups. It's a lot easier to do nearly everything that
way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views so you can see
replies to your posts easily, and search. Google Groups is very useful for
searching historic posts but is not the best way to reach the live ones.

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Some newsreaders for Windows
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
http://gravity.tbates.org/

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[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

I highly recommend posting Vista related questions
in the TechNet Vista forums:
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=204&SiteID=17

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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What is the full name of the Vista group closest in purpose to this
one for XP? I can't find one on Google. (And if enter across all
groups a search term related to your specific issue, all you get is
porn sites???)

Thanks.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Vista-specific newsgroups include:

microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
microsoft.public.windows.vista.security

 

[Tim Slattery]

What is the full name of the Vista group closest in purpose to this
one for XP?

microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

 

[Mick Murphy]

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...8d6-427a-48d6-84dc-a91a6c9fbb45&lang=en&cr=us