Where is my question and response?????

[Guest]

Hi,
I posted the question "default folder for Explorer" and received 2 emails
that someone responded. When I click on the link in the email I go to the
newsgroup listing but not to my question. I can't find my question in the
listing and I can't find it if I do a search for it. It's like I never
listed it, however others must be seeing it......

Can someone tell me why??????

 

[Rock]

Hi,
I posted the question "default folder for Explorer" and received 2 emails
that someone responded. When I click on the link in the email I go to the
newsgroup listing but not to my question. I can't find my question in the
listing and I can't find it if I do a search for it. It's like I never
listed it, however others must be seeing it......

Use Google Groups Advanced Search to find previous posts.
http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en

Better yet use a newsreader instead of the awful web interface. Vista comes
with Windows Mail which is already configured for newsgroup access under
Microsoft Communities. For Outlook Express in XP here is a link for how to
set that up for newsgroups.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

 

[Tim]

Hmmm...if the OP cannot read his own posts, how did he expect to be able to
read the answer to this question? That's a bit of a conundrum.

Tim

 

[Rock]

Hmmm...if the OP cannot read his own posts, how did he expect to be able
to read the answer to this question? That's a bit of a conundrum.

Yep it's a Catch 22 loop. I posted it for when he can see it and to benefit
others.

 

[Guest]

Hi Rock,

Can you please help me? I had the same problem as Phil. I was posting
questions, but not being able to find them using IE to view the news groups.
So I did resort to using Windows Mail. Now I have the opposite problem. I
answered someone else's posting, but my message is not showing up in Windows
Mail. Now I can see my response when I go to the posting using IE. Can you
tell me how I update the messages using Windows Mail? Also I was asked for a
user name and password using Windows Mail to view these news groups. I tried
using my Microsoft .Net Passport, but it did not work. Although that is what
I use to access the news groups when I use IE. Do I have to sign up somewhere
to view the news groups on Windows Mail? When I originally displayed the news
groups in Windows Mail I was not asked for a user name or password and the
groups seemed to display properly. Any help you can provide me would be
deeply appreciated.

Thank you,
James

 

[Dave]

If you are accessing msnews.microsoft.com
there is no need for a username/password.

 

[Guest]

Hi Dave,

Thank you for replying to my question, I really appreciate it. Now I know I
can ignore the user name and password window. I am still having a problem
with microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group. Yesterday I answered
someone's question and today my answer still does not show up when accessing
this news group through windows mail. But if I go to the news group using IE
my answer is right where it should be. Any suggestions?

Thanks, James

 

[Dave]

Do you have the view set to "Show All Messages" in that group?
View - Current View - Show all messages

Hit "Ctrl-H" to highlight your messages.

Hi Dave,

Thank you for replying to my question, I really appreciate it. Now I know
I
can ignore the user name and password window. I am still having a problem
with microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group. Yesterday I
answered
someone's question and today my answer still does not show up when
accessing
this news group through windows mail. But if I go to the news group using
IE
my answer is right where it should be. Any suggestions?

Thanks, James

 

[Jane C]

In Windows Mail, Tools > Options > Read tab. Under the news section you can
select the number of message headers to download at a time. The default is
300. Be warned, if you remove the check completely, it will download *all*
of the headers in the newsgroup, which could amount to tens of thousands.

Alternatively, use the 'Get Next Headers' icon on the toolbar - it's the
double envelope one with a green arrow on it on the right.

--
Jane, not plain 64 bit enabled
Batteries not included. Braincell on vacation ;-)
MVP Windows Shell/User

Hi Dave,

Thank you for replying to my question, I really appreciate it. Now I know
I
can ignore the user name and password window. I am still having a problem
with microsoft.public.windows.vista.general news group. Yesterday I
answered
someone's question and today my answer still does not show up when
accessing
this news group through windows mail. But if I go to the news group using
IE
my answer is right where it should be. Any suggestions?

Thanks, James