How to get OE to a Vista newsgroup

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Derek Harvey

Sorry for such a stupid question!
My OE6 is linked to a few XP groups. I want to find and link to some Vista
groups. )I even know what one of them is called.)
Please; how do I do this. I can only get OE to display about 5 groups
including the three I am linked to and cannot get OE to search a wider range
of newsgroups.

Thanks
Derek
 
Derek Harvey said:
Sorry for such a stupid question!
My OE6 is linked to a few XP groups. I want to find and link to some Vista
groups. )I even know what one of them is called.)
Please; how do I do this. I can only get OE to display about 5 groups
including the three I am linked to and cannot get OE to search a wider
range of newsgroups.

Thanks
Derek
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microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
 
Derek Harvey said:
Sorry for such a stupid question!
My OE6 is linked to a few XP groups. I want to find and link to some
Vista groups. )I even know what one of them is called.)
Please; how do I do this. I can only get OE to display about 5 groups
including the three I am linked to and cannot get OE to search a wider
range of newsgroups.
Click to expand...

Since you are already using OE, this is easy.

Click on the Newsgroups button. Make sure the "All" tab is selected.
Click "Reset List" if you haven't done so in a while. Then in the box up
top that says "Display newsgroups which contain," type Vista. Scroll
down to where the groups (which are alphabetical) begin with
"microsoft.public.windows.vista."

You'll see a whole bunch, including
microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

Or just click on this link!:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

HTH.
 
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

Click on of the following links to open the newsgroup in your default
newsreader:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.administration_accounts_passwords
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.file_management
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.games
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_assessment
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.hardware_devices
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.music_pictures_video
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.networking_sharing
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.performance_maintenance
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.print_fax_scan
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.security
 
Sorry for such a stupid question!
My OE6 is linked to a few XP groups. I want to find and link to some Vista
groups. )I even know what one of them is called.)
Please; how do I do this. I can only get OE to display about 5 groups
including the three I am linked to and cannot get OE to search a wider range
of newsgroups.

Thanks
Derek
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Perhaps you should ask in a group with OE in the title, and also notic
THIS group lacks that.

Ask elsewhere
 
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