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Hi,

Whatever has happened to the 'Sign In' tab in the Microsoft web page? It
used to be in the top right-hand corner, but is now no longer there. At the
moment, I am signing in when I reply to a post, but this is not as convenient
as it used to be. The 'Sign Out' tab appears as normal in the same place as
the 'Sign In' tab used to be, so I am a bit puzzled as to why it has
disappeared. Would it be possible to reinstate this tab as it would make
things a lot easier for people?

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http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general

Dwarf wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Whatever has happened to the 'Sign In' tab in the Microsoft web page? It
> used to be in the top right-hand corner, but is now no longer there. At the
> moment, I am signing in when I reply to a post, but this is not as convenient
> as it used to be. The 'Sign Out' tab appears as normal in the same place as
> the 'Sign In' tab used to be, so I am a bit puzzled as to why it has
> disappeared. Would it be possible to reinstate this tab as it would make
> things a lot easier for people?
>
> ----------------
> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general
You are apparently already signed in. The sign-in button appears there
for me.

Thanks for the reply, David. If you sign out and visit the following pages
you will see what I mean. The first link is to 'Welcome to Microsoft
Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab used to be present, but
now it has gone. Incidentally, this used to be the page where I signed in
before the tab disappeared and the 'Sign Out' tab still appears in the same
place that the 'Sign In' tab used to. The second link is to 'Windows Vista
Community: Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab is present.
What is puzzling is that BOTH pages show the 'Sign Out' tab when you have
signed in, but only the latter page shows the 'Sign In' tab.
Dwarf

'Sign In' tab not visible
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx

'Sign In' tab visible
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx

"David Sanders" wrote:

> Dwarf wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Whatever has happened to the 'Sign In' tab in the Microsoft web page? It
> > used to be in the top right-hand corner, but is now no longer there. At the
> > moment, I am signing in when I reply to a post, but this is not as convenient
> > as it used to be. The 'Sign Out' tab appears as normal in the same place as
> > the 'Sign In' tab used to be, so I am a bit puzzled as to why it has
> > disappeared. Would it be possible to reinstate this tab as it would make
> > things a lot easier for people?
> >
> > ----------------
> > This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> > link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general
> You are apparently already signed in. The sign-in button appears there
> for me.
>

Dwarf wrote:
> Thanks for the reply, David. If you sign out and visit the following pages
> you will see what I mean. The first link is to 'Welcome to Microsoft
> Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab used to be present, but
> now it has gone. Incidentally, this used to be the page where I signed in
> before the tab disappeared and the 'Sign Out' tab still appears in the same
> place that the 'Sign In' tab used to. The second link is to 'Windows Vista
> Community: Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab is present.
> What is puzzling is that BOTH pages show the 'Sign Out' tab when you have
> signed in, but only the latter page shows the 'Sign In' tab.
> Dwarf
>
> 'Sign In' tab not visible
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx
>
> 'Sign In' tab visible
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx
>
> "David Sanders" wrote:
>
>> Dwarf wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Whatever has happened to the 'Sign In' tab in the Microsoft web page? It
>>> used to be in the top right-hand corner, but is now no longer there. At the
>>> moment, I am signing in when I reply to a post, but this is not as convenient
>>> as it used to be. The 'Sign Out' tab appears as normal in the same place as
>>> the 'Sign In' tab used to be, so I am a bit puzzled as to why it has
>>> disappeared. Would it be possible to reinstate this tab as it would make
>>> things a lot easier for people?
>>>
>>> ----------------
>>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
>>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
>>> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
>>> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
>>> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
>>>
>>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general
>> You are apparently already signed in. The sign-in button appears there
>> for me.
>>
Your right there is no sign in tab there.

Hi David,

Thanks for the acknowledgement of the situation. What might be puzzling for
some people is if they want to participate in the newsgroups and try to do so
via the first of the links that I gave in my previous post in this thread.
They may first of all click on 'Getting started with the Web-based
Newsreader' and scroll down to the section 'Sign in to Communities' where it
says "To sign in to Communities, just click the .NET Passport Sign In button
in the upper-right of your Web browser in the Web-based Newsreader". I am
beginning to wonder whether or not this has any connection with the problem
people had with the web access yesterday (1/22/2008), especially as this
'Sign In' tab only disappeared a few days ago. See the post 'Windows Vista
discussion groups not updating on web' also in this newsgroup (dated
1/22/2008).
Dwarf

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...0-3ab1ca214459

"David Sanders" wrote:

> Dwarf wrote:
> > Thanks for the reply, David. If you sign out and visit the following pages
> > you will see what I mean. The first link is to 'Welcome to Microsoft
> > Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab used to be present, but
> > now it has gone. Incidentally, this used to be the page where I signed in
> > before the tab disappeared and the 'Sign Out' tab still appears in the same
> > place that the 'Sign In' tab used to. The second link is to 'Windows Vista
> > Community: Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab is present.
> > What is puzzling is that BOTH pages show the 'Sign Out' tab when you have
> > signed in, but only the latter page shows the 'Sign In' tab.
> > Dwarf
> >
> > 'Sign In' tab not visible
> > http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx
> >
> > 'Sign In' tab visible
> > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx
> >
> > "David Sanders" wrote:
> >
> >> Dwarf wrote:
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> Whatever has happened to the 'Sign In' tab in the Microsoft web page? It
> >>> used to be in the top right-hand corner, but is now no longer there. At the
> >>> moment, I am signing in when I reply to a post, but this is not as convenient
> >>> as it used to be. The 'Sign Out' tab appears as normal in the same place as
> >>> the 'Sign In' tab used to be, so I am a bit puzzled as to why it has
> >>> disappeared. Would it be possible to reinstate this tab as it would make
> >>> things a lot easier for people?
> >>>
> >>> ----------------
> >>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> >>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> >>> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> >>> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> >>> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> >>>
> >>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general
> >> You are apparently already signed in. The sign-in button appears there
> >> for me.
> >>
> Your right there is no sign in tab there.
>

As of today (2/22/2008), the 'Sign In' tab is once again visible.
Dwarf

"Dwarf" wrote:

> Hi David,
>
> Thanks for the acknowledgement of the situation. What might be puzzling for
> some people is if they want to participate in the newsgroups and try to do so
> via the first of the links that I gave in my previous post in this thread.
> They may first of all click on 'Getting started with the Web-based
> Newsreader' and scroll down to the section 'Sign in to Communities' where it
> says "To sign in to Communities, just click the .NET Passport Sign In button
> in the upper-right of your Web browser in the Web-based Newsreader". I am
> beginning to wonder whether or not this has any connection with the problem
> people had with the web access yesterday (1/22/2008), especially as this
> 'Sign In' tab only disappeared a few days ago. See the post 'Windows Vista
> discussion groups not updating on web' also in this newsgroup (dated
> 1/22/2008).
> Dwarf
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...0-3ab1ca214459
>
> "David Sanders" wrote:
>
> > Dwarf wrote:
> > > Thanks for the reply, David. If you sign out and visit the following pages
> > > you will see what I mean. The first link is to 'Welcome to Microsoft
> > > Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab used to be present, but
> > > now it has gone. Incidentally, this used to be the page where I signed in
> > > before the tab disappeared and the 'Sign Out' tab still appears in the same
> > > place that the 'Sign In' tab used to. The second link is to 'Windows Vista
> > > Community: Discussion Groups'. On this page, the 'Sign In' tab is present.
> > > What is puzzling is that BOTH pages show the 'Sign Out' tab when you have
> > > signed in, but only the latter page shows the 'Sign In' tab.
> > > Dwarf
> > >
> > > 'Sign In' tab not visible
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx
> > >
> > > 'Sign In' tab visible
> > > http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...s/default.mspx
> > >
> > > "David Sanders" wrote:
> > >
> > >> Dwarf wrote:
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> Whatever has happened to the 'Sign In' tab in the Microsoft web page? It
> > >>> used to be in the top right-hand corner, but is now no longer there. At the
> > >>> moment, I am signing in when I reply to a post, but this is not as convenient
> > >>> as it used to be. The 'Sign Out' tab appears as normal in the same place as
> > >>> the 'Sign In' tab used to be, so I am a bit puzzled as to why it has
> > >>> disappeared. Would it be possible to reinstate this tab as it would make
> > >>> things a lot easier for people?
> > >>>
> > >>> ----------------
> > >>> This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the
> > >>> suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I
> > >>> Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this
> > >>> link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then
> > >>> click "I Agree" in the message pane.
> > >>>
> > >>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com....vista.general
> > >> You are apparently already signed in. The sign-in button appears there
> > >> for me.
> > >>
> > Your right there is no sign in tab there.
> >