Signing in to Microsoft Communities

I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
newsgroups.
(http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...wsgroups/en-us)

To post a question, one must be signed in. Despite the fact that I am
a) signing in to the newsgroup server and
b) the browser Popup Blocker is turned off
I can never get the Popup window to post the messages. I click on the "New"
button and select the "Question" item from the drop menu and Internet
Explorer simply displays the same page again. No window opens to post an
item.

I am signing in with my Hotmail e-mail address and password.

"Vista Newbie" <> wrote in message
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>I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
>newsgroups.

Do yourself a BIG favour and ditch the horrible web interface. Use a news
reader instead.

Setting up Windows Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Windows Mail Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx

Your version of Silverlight is stopping that, try this site.
http://www.microsoft.com/communities....vista.general

--
Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users.
Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson

"Vista Newbie" <> wrote in message
news:0D31178C-E0DF-4C3D-B7E4-...
> I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
> newsgroups.
> (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...wsgroups/en-us)
>
> To post a question, one must be signed in. Despite the fact that I am
> a) signing in to the newsgroup server and
> b) the browser Popup Blocker is turned off
> I can never get the Popup window to post the messages. I click on the
> "New" button and select the "Question" item from the drop menu and
> Internet Explorer simply displays the same page again. No window opens to
> post an item.
>
> I am signing in with my Hotmail e-mail address and password.
>
>
>

The original link to Vista Discussions IS broken.

BUT, the link I posted here WORKS.
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx

You scroll down the list to: microsoft.public.windows THEN expand it for
Vista Newsgroups

And it works the same as the broken one; sign in via Hotmaill Account.
MS emailed me this link months ago, when it 1st happened.


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Mad Mike


"Vista Newbie" wrote:

> I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
> newsgroups.
> (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...wsgroups/en-us)
>
> To post a question, one must be signed in. Despite the fact that I am
> a) signing in to the newsgroup server and
> b) the browser Popup Blocker is turned off
> I can never get the Popup window to post the messages. I click on the "New"
> button and select the "Question" item from the drop menu and Internet
> Explorer simply displays the same page again. No window opens to post an
> item.
>
> I am signing in with my Hotmail e-mail address and password.
>
>
>

Mark; the link the OP has posted here is the broken one.
Mine is the one to use for Web Interface.
--
Mad Mike


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Your version of Silverlight is stopping that, try this site.
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities....vista.general
>
> --
> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users.
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "Vista Newbie" <> wrote in message
> news:0D31178C-E0DF-4C3D-B7E4-...
> > I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
> > newsgroups.
> > (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...wsgroups/en-us)
> >
> > To post a question, one must be signed in. Despite the fact that I am
> > a) signing in to the newsgroup server and
> > b) the browser Popup Blocker is turned off
> > I can never get the Popup window to post the messages. I click on the
> > "New" button and select the "Question" item from the drop menu and
> > Internet Explorer simply displays the same page again. No window opens to
> > post an item.
> >
> > I am signing in with my Hotmail e-mail address and password.
> >
> >
> >

AND, it is nothing to do with Silverlight.
--
Mad Mike


"Mark L. Ferguson" wrote:

> Your version of Silverlight is stopping that, try this site.
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities....vista.general
>
> --
> Please use the Communities guidelines when posting.
> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm
> Use the "Ratings" feature. It helps the new users.
> Mark L. Ferguson MS-MVP
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/Mark.Ferguson
>
> "Vista Newbie" <> wrote in message
> news:0D31178C-E0DF-4C3D-B7E4-...
> > I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
> > newsgroups.
> > (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...wsgroups/en-us)
> >
> > To post a question, one must be signed in. Despite the fact that I am
> > a) signing in to the newsgroup server and
> > b) the browser Popup Blocker is turned off
> > I can never get the Popup window to post the messages. I click on the
> > "New" button and select the "Question" item from the drop menu and
> > Internet Explorer simply displays the same page again. No window opens to
> > post an item.
> >
> > I am signing in with my Hotmail e-mail address and password.
> >
> >
> >

Thanks!

The link I was using is one that comes up with Google searches for
"microsoft newsgroups". The top search result takes the user to the
Microsoft Newsgroups page and, as you click through the links to get to the
Vista newsgroup, you end up on broken link.

"Mick Murphy" <> wrote in message
news:E0EF0830-7CBC-41E5-9E27-...
> The original link to Vista Discussions IS broken.
>
> BUT, the link I posted here WORKS.
> http://www.microsoft.com/communities...s/default.aspx
>
> You scroll down the list to: microsoft.public.windows THEN expand it for
> Vista Newsgroups
>
> And it works the same as the broken one; sign in via Hotmaill Account.
> MS emailed me this link months ago, when it 1st happened.
>
>
> --
> Mad Mike
>
>
> "Vista Newbie" wrote:
>
>> I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
>> newsgroups.
>> (http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...wsgroups/en-us)
>>
>> To post a question, one must be signed in. Despite the fact that I am
>> a) signing in to the newsgroup server and
>> b) the browser Popup Blocker is turned off
>> I can never get the Popup window to post the messages. I click on the
>> "New"
>> button and select the "Question" item from the drop menu and Internet
>> Explorer simply displays the same page again. No window opens to post an
>> item.
>>
>> I am signing in with my Hotmail e-mail address and password.
>>
>>
>>

I do use a Newsreader on my personal laptop. For some reason, when I am
connected to the internet from my office, I can't connect to newsgroups
using a newsreader. I think they blocked the news ports. That is why I use
the web based interface from work.

"Gordon" <> wrote in message
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> "Vista Newbie" <> wrote in message
> news:0D31178C-E0DF-4C3D-B7E4-...
>>I have tried without success to post questions on Microsoft's web based
>>newsgroups.
>
> Do yourself a BIG favour and ditch the horrible web interface. Use a news
> reader instead.
>
> Setting up Windows Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm
>
> Accessing the MS newsgroups in Windows Mail Newsreader
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx
>
>

"Vista Newbie" <> wrote in message
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>I do use a Newsreader on my personal laptop. For some reason, when I am
>connected to the internet from my office, I can't connect to newsgroups
>using a newsreader. I think they blocked the news ports. That is why I
>use the web based interface from work.

if you need newsgroups for work ;-) then your IT dept should be able to give
you port 119 access......
If not then you'll have to lump it!