new newsgroup for Vista

[Summercoolness]

is it true that there is no newsgroup for Vista as of right now?
there is one email thread in Google Group but it looks like it is
frozen.

 

[Guest]

is it true that there is no newsgroup for Vista as of right now?
there is one email thread in Google Group but it looks like it is
frozen.

microsoft.public.windows.vista

 

[Ron Sommer]

There are several.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
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Ronald Sommer

: is it true that there is no newsgroup for Vista as of right now?
: there is one email thread in Google Group but it looks like it is
: frozen.
:

 

[Ron Sommer]

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

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Ronald Sommer

: There are several.
: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general
: --
: Ronald Sommer
:
: :: is it true that there is no newsgroup for Vista as of right now?
:: there is one email thread in Google Group but it looks like it is
:: frozen.
::
:

 

[Detlev Dreyer]

is it true that there is no newsgroup for Vista as of right now?

Not true.

[X-Post: 2 Groups]

 

[Summercoolness]

There are several.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.vista.general

that's strange. for some reason if i use Google Groups, i can find
all the win xp newsgroup but none of the vista groups. a search for
"vista" or "microsoft.public.windows.vista.general" yields nothing.

 

[Gordon]

that's strange. for some reason if i use Google Groups, i can find
all the win xp newsgroup but none of the vista groups. a search for
"vista" or "microsoft.public.windows.vista.general" yields nothing.

Then don't use Googlegroups - set up OE as your newsreader and use the news
server msnews.microsoft.com....

How to set up OE as a News reader:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164&product=oex
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://www.gmayor.com/MSNews.htm

 

[Guest]

If you want vista newsgroups via the web browser it is
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/co...&cr=US&r=2a072220-0dc1-4760-b70b-a63e791bbc79

 

[Daave]

is it true that there is no newsgroup for Vista as of right now?
there is one email thread in Google Group but it looks like it is
frozen.

See:
http://groups.google.com/groups/dir?hl=en&sel=33656486&expand=1

However, that should be used only to search archived posts. Use a real
news reader for Usenet!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_news_clients

Possibilities:

Outlook Express (you already have it)
Mozilla Thunderbird
Forté Agent (there is a free version of this, too)

 

[Robert Moir]

that's strange. for some reason if i use Google Groups, i can find
all the win xp newsgroup but none of the vista groups. a search for
"vista" or "microsoft.public.windows.vista.general" yields nothing.

Google's approach to newsgroups is completely incompentent. It doesn't
surprise me in the least if they have great swathes of usenet missed out.

 

[Bob I]

that's strange. for some reason if i use Google Groups, i can find
all the win xp newsgroup but none of the vista groups. a search for
"vista" or "microsoft.public.windows.vista.general" yields nothing.

Just walk down the tree, there are 11 entries under
All groups > USENET > microsoft . public . windows . vista