Windows 7 Newsgroups

Hi:

Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?

Thanks,

ColTom2

"ColTom2" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
> Newsgroups?

No (except for some guesses).

> Where is everyone going for public support for it?

There is a respective forum and I don't have the link for it, but it has
been mentioned many times before in this group. Just scale back to it.

Harry.

>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
>

The Official Microsoft Windows 7 Answers Forum:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7


ColTom2 wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
> Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
>

Hi Leroy:

I had just found the forum that you sent, but it appears there is no
comparison with it and the Newsgroups which I think is much better. I had no
other choice than to register etc.

Thanks,

ColTom2

"Leroy" <> wrote in message
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The Official Microsoft Windows 7 Answers Forum:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7


ColTom2 wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
> Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
>

Microsoft is migrating from conventional newsgroups to forums for better
support. See: Windows 7 - The Next Generation of Customer Support:
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/f...rviceWin7.mspx



ColTom2 wrote:
> Hi Leroy:
>
> I had just found the forum that you sent, but it appears there is no
> comparison with it and the Newsgroups which I think is much better. I had no
> other choice than to register etc.
>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
> "Leroy" <> wrote in message
> news:...
> The Official Microsoft Windows 7 Answers Forum:
> http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...egory/windows7
>
>
> ColTom2 wrote:
>> Hi:
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
>> Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> ColTom2
>>
>>
>

"ColTom2" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Hi:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
> Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
>

http://social.answers.microsoft.com/...-US/categories

--

Mike Hall - MVP Windows Experience
http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/

On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:34:17 -0500, "Mike Hall - MVP"
<> wrote:

>
>"ColTom2" <> wrote in message
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>> Hi:
>>
>> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
>> Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?

Because MS does what it wants; customers are a secondary
consideration.

This group is quickly becoming the default Win7 USEnet support group.

Likely because of items like Alias, Frank and a small handful of others.

--

Richard Urban
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience & Security


"ColTom2" <> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
> Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
>

"ColTom2" <> wrote in message
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> Hi:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
> Newsgroups?


In the good old days, when men were men and Win 7 wasn't invented, Microsoft
would come into groups such as these and explain their position.

Now they hide in shame and leave us to speculate ....



Where is everyone going for public support for it?
>

Staying right here until they provide it in the form of a decent newgroup
.....


--
Jon

ColTom2 wrote:
> Hi:
>
> Can anyone tell me why Microsoft has not established Windows 7
> Newsgroups? Where is everyone going for public support for it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
>

They won't give us an answer we can only guess and its safe to say at
this point, MS is abandoning the newsgroups in favor of web-based
forums. How long this server has to live? Anyone's guess but I suspect
it will be less than a year, and they will pull the plug on it.