Win7 newsgroups?

"Annie Woughman" <anniewoughman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I hate to sound stupid, but are there any Windows 7 newsgroups yet? I
> couldn't find one.

Yes there is one.

alt.windows7.general

Not every news server carries it yet.
Try nntp.aioe.org. No need to register.

Regards

"Ricardo Polo" <ricardopolo200@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Rick.
>
> But, where should I participate?
>
> MS Answers or Technet Forums?
>

MS Answers. I suspect that the technet forums are falling off in usage now
for the average user...

MS Answers is the forum designed for the majority of regular users, but
there is no restriction of which I am aware towards using either.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

"Ricardo Polo" <ricardopolo200@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks Rick.
>
> But, where should I participate?
>
> MS Answers or Technet Forums?
>
> Ricardo Polo
>
> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:exgu6SHXKHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/default.aspx
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>
>> "Ricardo Polo" <ricardopolo200@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:ev97SMDXKHA.1280@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> and what's de official forum now??
>>>
>>>
>>> Ricardo Polo
>>>
>>> "Rick Rogers" <rick@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:ulL7CHDXKHA.4780@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> Once a forum is created and spread to other feeds, any post to a group
>>>> serves to perpetuate it. In short, it's difficult to shut it down and
>>>> easier to let it continue. However, if Microsoft never creates Win7
>>>> newsgroups, then there is nothing to continue. They've apparently
>>>> decided (and no, there was never any sort of announcement) to use
>>>> moderated web forums for all peer support.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Best of Luck,
>>>>
>>>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>>>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>>>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>>>>
>>>> "JP" <wiseguyxxxx@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:OJ4$%23DCXKHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:%23B4116AXKHA.4068@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Well, this has been covered several times in several threads. Simply,
>>>>>> no, there isn't and it doesn't look like MS plans to make any, they
>>>>>> want to do all their support on web forums now.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then what's the point for MS server (msnews.microsoft.com) carrying
>>>>> these groups?
>>>>
>>

"Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:31:12 +1000, Camper wrote:
>
>> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
>> news:e679PAEXKHA.2388@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> mikeyhsd wrote:
>>>> no news groups YET.
>>>> web forums only
>>>> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7
>>>>
>>>
>>> Yet? You honestly think there will be any?
>>
>> He is obviously a "glass half full" type while you are a "glass half
>> empty"
>> type.
>>
>> Camper
>
> Time to empty the glass. Cheers!
>
> --
> Gene E. Bloch letters0x40blochg0x2Ecom

That is also my problem - the glass quickly goes from full to empty<g>

Camper