If you plan on spending any time at all in the newsgroups set up a
newsreader.
Read this, then click on the aumha link...
MICROSOFT PUBLIC NEWSGROUPS
[[There are many valuable newsgroups on the msnews.microsoft.com server, on
nearly every available topic and in many different languages. Clicking the
links below will automatically create any necessary account configuration in
Outlook Express and take you directly to the newsgroup you have selected -
no complicated technical configurations are needed!]]
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
Then all you have to do is scroll down and click on the newsgroup links that
you want to subscribe to.
If you want to try the harder way...
1. Launch Outlook Express.
2. On the Tools menu in Outlook Express, click Accounts.
3. In the Internet Account dialog box, click the Add button, and then click
News.
4. In the Internet Connection Wizard that appears, type your name in the
Display name field, and then click Next. Type your e-mail address in the
e-mail address field, and then click Next.
Mung your E-mail address so that it is not real. I.e.
(e-mail address removed) that looks real but has extra letters.
5. Type: msnews.microsoft.com in the News (NNTP) Server field.
6. Click Next. Click Finish, and then click Close.
7. When asked, "Would you like to download newsgroups from the news server
you added?" click Yes.
8. In the Newsgroup Subscriptions dialog box, type
microsoft.public.windowsxp. to display all Windows XP newsgroups. Click
the newsgroups you're interested in, then click Subscribe, and you're
ready to go!
from...
Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
Using Outlook Express To View Newsgroups
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/directory/worldwide/en-gb/newsout.asp
Viewing and Posting to Newsgroups
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/newsgroups.asp
Setting up Outlook Express Newsreader
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
Getting News from Newsgroups
Ignore this part ->> Access a newsgroup right from the Web.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/gettingnews.asp
Set Up Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/using/howto/oe/setup.asp
Mastering Newsgroups in Outlook Express: Power User Tips
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups.mspx
Outlook Express newsgroups 101
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/IE/community/columns/newsgroups101.mspx
Windows XP Newsgroup Setup Instructions for Outlook Express
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
Mastering Newsgroups in Outlook Express: Power User Tips
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/community/columns/newsgroups.mspx
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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rich9791 said:
Thanks Wesley.
Wesley Vogel said:
Probably Microsoft.
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MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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rich9791 said:
Thanks Wesley,I can access all the windows groups but I still cannot use
the search facillity, Is it my fault or microsoft ?
:
Windows Live strikes again.
Try this.
Google Groups : Advanced Search
http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?hl=en
Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000 is akin to bear skins and stone knives.
Do yourself a favor and setup a real newsreader.
Outlook Express came free with XP.
You will later wonder why you didn't setup OE as your newsreader
sooner.
MICROSOFT PUBLIC NEWSGROUPS
[[There are many valuable newsgroups on the msnews.microsoft.com
server, on nearly every available topic and in many different
languages. Clicking the links below will automatically create any
necessary account configuration in Outlook Express and take you
directly to the newsgroup you have selected - no complicated technical
configurations are needed!]]
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
In rich9791 <
[email protected]> hunted and pecked:
The search facillity in microsoft group, whatever i put in i comes
item not found,even little words like ram,xp,port, nothing can be
found.
