were are the vista news groups?

[John]

I'm looking in news.microsoft.com but there are no vista groups in
there. where are they?

Thanks

John

 

[John John]

Windows Vista Community
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/community/default.mspx

Or just subscribe to the msnews server with your Thunderbird reader then
search/filter for "vista" in the groups subscription pane.

John

 

[John]

which server? I've tried msnew.microsoft.com and news.microsoft.com. A
vista search comes up blank for both.

thanks
John

 

[Patrick Keenan]

I'm looking in news.microsoft.com but there are no vista groups in there.
where are they?

Thanks

John

Try using as the server name, "msnews.microsoft.com"

The Vista groups have names starting with "microsoft.public.windows.vista"

For example,
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.general" and
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup" and
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail"

HTH
-pk

 

[Nepatsfan]

I'm looking in news.microsoft.com but there are no vista groups in there.
where are they?

Thanks

John

You may need to refresh the list of newsgroups available in Thunderbird. Click
on Microsoft News in the Folders pane. In the right hand pane, click on "Manage
Newsgroup Subscriptions". In the Subscribe dialog, hit the Refresh button. Once
the list of newsgroups has been updates, see if entering Vista in the "Show
items that contain" box yields any results.

If that doesn't work, try these links.

Windows Vista newsgroups available on the Microsoft News Server

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

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

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.hardware_devices

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

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

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I'm looking in news.microsoft.com but there are no vista groups in
there. where are they?

They're on news.microsoft.com, with names starting with
"microsoft.public.windows.vista."

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[Patrick Keenan]

which server? I've tried msnew.microsoft.com

It's msnews, not msnew. That typo would cause the problem.

HTH
-pk

 

[John]

that did it! Thanks much

John

You may need to refresh the list of newsgroups available in Thunderbird. Click
on Microsoft News in the Folders pane. In the right hand pane, click on "Manage
Newsgroup Subscriptions". In the Subscribe dialog, hit the Refresh button. Once
the list of newsgroups has been updates, see if entering Vista in the "Show
items that contain" box yields any results.

If that doesn't work, try these links.

Windows Vista newsgroups available on the Microsoft News Server

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

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

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.hardware_devices

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

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

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Nepatsfan]

You're welcome. Thanks for taking the time to let us know you're now able to
access the Vista newsgroups.

Nepatsfan

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I'm looking in news.microsoft.com but there are no vista groups in
there. where are they?

The correct server name is msnews.microsoft.com. There are many Vista
newsgroups there.

 

[The Doctor]

Try using as the server name, "msnews.microsoft.com"

The Vista groups have names starting with "microsoft.public.windows.vista"

For example,
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.general" and
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.installation_setup" and
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.mail"

HTH
-pk

To really check it out, go to http://groups.google.com/ .