Pardon My Off Topic But

[bobg]

I've just switched from WinME to WinXP.Pro and I don't know anything about
it. How do I sign on to WinXP newsgroups? I apologize for what I'm sure
is a 'dumb' question! ;) Thanks bobg

[Mike M]

bobg > wrote:

> I've just switched from WinME to WinXP.Pro and I don't know anything
> about it. How do I sign on to WinXP newsgroups? I apologize for
> what I'm sure is a 'dumb' question! ;) Thanks

bobg,

In exactly the same way as you're accessing this newsgroup but instead
look for the microsoft.public.windowsxp.* hierarchy rather than
microsoft.public.windowsme.*

You might however prefer to use the Microsoft news server
(msnews.microsoft.com) rather than accessing the newsgroups via Supernews.
--
Mike Maltby MS-MVP

[bobg]

Thanks for the info and suggestion, Mike. Bobg

"Mike M" > wrote in message
...
> bobg > wrote:
>
> > I've just switched from WinME to WinXP.Pro and I don't know anything
> > about it. How do I sign on to WinXP newsgroups? I apologize for
> > what I'm sure is a 'dumb' question! ;) Thanks
>
> bobg,
>
> In exactly the same way as you're accessing this newsgroup but instead
> look for the microsoft.public.windowsxp.* hierarchy rather than
> microsoft.public.windowsme.*
>
> You might however prefer to use the Microsoft news server
> (msnews.microsoft.com) rather than accessing the newsgroups via Supernews.
> --
> Mike Maltby MS-MVP
>
>
>
>
>
>

[Andrew Murray]

try microsoft.public.windowsxp.general or alt.windows-XP or alt.os.windows-xp

The latter are "unofficial" and mostly spam or no activity...the first one is the
microsoft hosted one on news.microsoft.com

Subscribe to the NG as you would with any other.

There is also microsoft.public.windows.general (or similar name, for all Windows
versions) so subscribe to both/all.



"bobg" > wrote in message
...
> I've just switched from WinME to WinXP.Pro and I don't know anything about
> it. How do I sign on to WinXP newsgroups? I apologize for what I'm sure
> is a 'dumb' question! ;) Thanks bobg
>
>