This newsgroup and others will be migrating into the forums?

[Brian V]

I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be
eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft forums.

If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will all
my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable to
log on here, I thought this place was down.

Thank you.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Inline...

I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be
eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft
forums.

Some newsgroups will be dropped on June 1st. No newsgroup content will be
"transferred" to any forum. See
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx.

If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will
all
my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

No; Yes.

I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable
to
log on here, I thought this place was down.

Not via NNTP (yet).

Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

 

[ANONYMOUS]

I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be
eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft forums.

If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will all
my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable to
log on here, I thought this place was down.

Thank you.

The Google's archive will remain in place for at least 7 years so you
won't have any problems accessing old, unworkable solutions, by
Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig.

The link to the archive is here:

<http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/topics?lnk=srg&hl=en>

hth

 

[ANONYMOUS]

I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will be
eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the Microsoft forums.

If so, will all the posts be transfered and also in my profile? Or will all
my saved posts be lost and or deleted and everything starts again?

I just want to confirm this since in the last few days I have been unable to
log on here, I thought this place was down.

Thank you.

The Google's archive will remain in place for at least 7 years so you
won't have any problems accessing old, unworkable solutions, by
Pig-Bear, Microsoft Valuable Pig.

The link to the archive is here:

<http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/topics?lnk=srg&

 

[24ggirl]

Thanks for this tip!

Inline...



Some newsgroups will be dropped on June 1st. No newsgroup content will be
"transferred" to any forum. See
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx.


No; Yes.


Not via NNTP (yet).

Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

.

 

[24ggirl]

I assume you mean in the new forums that the one I just posted to is the one
that will be online for 7 years, right?

 

[Greg Russell]

In

I read on a web-link from Microsofts site that these newsgroups will
be eliminated in June and that they will be transfered to the
Microsoft forums.

It's all about censorship, just like in China.

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Please don't feed the trolls.

I assume you mean in the new forums that the one I just posted to is the
one
that will be online for 7 years, right?

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

It's all about censorship, just like in China.

Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)

 

[Roger]

Actually there are two options:

http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/w7itpro,windowsvistaitpro,windowsxpitpro/
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/default.aspx#tab=4

 

[Brian V]

Thank you very much for the link.

Thank you for the reply.

I'll read the article again. But the vague "some newsgroups" hasn't been
addressed. i read that on a microsoft message. Is there any way to tell which
ones?

 

[Tim Slattery]

Thank you very much for the link.

Thank you for the reply.

I'll read the article again. But the vague "some newsgroups" hasn't been
addressed. i read that on a microsoft message. Is there any way to tell which
ones?

No. All MS has said is "some newsgroups".

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

No. All MS has said is "some newsgroups".

<QP>
Beginning in June 2010, Microsoft will begin closing newsgroups...Microsoft
is closing newsgroups in phases and anticipates completing this by Fall
2010.
</QP>
Source: http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

Is there a list of the newsgroups that will be closing on June 1st anywhere?
Not that I know of but here are a few I've noted:

microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6.browser
microsoft.public.security.virus
microsoft.public.security.homeusers
microsoft.public.internetexplorer.beta
microsoft.public.internet.mail
microsoft.public.msn.*
microsoft.public.ch.outlookexpress (OE-specific newsgroup for speakers of
Swiss languages)
microsoft.public.win98.* (except Win98 General)
microsoft.public.winme.*

 

[Greg Russell]

Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)

Yes, just like China.

 

[Doum]

Bwa-ha-ha-ha! (More like controlling content & access.)

What's the difference?

 

[Twayne]

In

Yes, just like China.

LOL! Are you for real? MOVING something is "censorship"? What dictionary
to you use anyway?

HTH,

Twayne`

 

[Greg Russell]

In Twayne <[email protected]> typed:

LOL! Are you for real? MOVING something is "censorship"? What
dictionary to you use anyway?

"... controlling content & access" is what China and (according to PA Bear
[MS MVP]) Micro$oft is doing,; it's called censorship, not "MOVING".

Lurning to rede is gud.