Which XP newsgroups?

"J. P. Gilliver · External Since: Feb 08, 2009 Posts: 87

I will soon be using XP at home as well as work (bought a netbook -
Samsung NC-20).

I have found these three '9x 'groups, on the whole, helpful, friendly,
and fun (OK, I've had run-ins with some people!), and was wondering
which of the many XP 'groups those here would suggest joining - and, at
least as important, which you'd advise avoiding.
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No Alternative · External Since: May 07, 2009 Posts: 8

On Thu, 07 May 2009 08:33:38 +0100, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:

> I will soon be using XP at home as well as work (bought a netbook -
> Samsung NC-20).
>
> I have found these three '9x 'groups, on the whole, helpful, friendly,
> and fun (OK, I've had run-ins with some people!), and was wondering
> which of the many XP 'groups those here would suggest joining - and, at
> least as important, which you'd advise avoiding.

24hoursupport.helpdesk is a good all purpose computer help group.

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98 Guy · External Since: Oct 24, 2004 Posts: 22

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:

> was wondering which of the many XP 'groups those here would
> suggest joining - and, at least as important, which you'd advise
> avoiding.

These two groups:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support

have extremely high traffic and your questions have a high probability
of being ignored or maybe get one or two replies at most.

I tend to post (or, usually, cross-post) XP questions to these groups:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage
microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment

If your question is technically not about XP (but about IE or Outlook,
or Excel, Word, etc) then you should post it in an XP-IE or XP-Outlook
group, etc.

Questions relating to security, viruses, spyware, etc, should be posted
to:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin
microsoft.public.security.virus

Moldy Cheese · External Since: May 07, 2009 Posts: 1

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:

> I will soon be using XP at home as well as work (bought a netbook -
> Samsung NC-20).
>
> I have found these three '9x 'groups, on the whole, helpful, friendly,
> and fun (OK, I've had run-ins with some people!), and was wondering
> which of the many XP 'groups those here would suggest joining - and, at
> least as important, which you'd advise avoiding.
> --
> J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
> ** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
> outdated thoughts on PCs. **
>
> If you don't know how to orient your card to swipe it through the reader, the
> checkout person will say, "Strip down, face toward me." (DNRC newsletter 1997)

98 Guy listed some good ones, here are a couple more:

microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics

microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers

PA Bear [MS MVP] · External Since: Jan 08, 2009 Posts: 255

windowsxp accessibility
windowsxp basics
windowsxp beta general
windowsxp beta help-and-support
windowsxp configuration_manage
windowsxp customize
windowsxp device_driver dev
windowsxp embedded
windowsxp embedded techpreview
windowsxp games
windowsxp general
windowsxp hardware
windowsxp help_and_support
windowsxp messenger
windowsxp moviemaker
windowsxp music
windowsxp network_web
windowsxp newusers
windowsxp perform_maintain
windowsxp photos
windowsxp print_fax
windowsxp security_admin
windowsxp setup_deployment
windowsxp video
windowsxp winlogo
windowsxp wmi
windowsxp work_remotely

Source & clickable inks: http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
> I will soon be using XP at home as well as work (bought a netbook -
> Samsung NC-20).
>
> I have found these three '9x 'groups, on the whole, helpful, friendly,
> and fun (OK, I've had run-ins with some people!), and was wondering
> which of the many XP 'groups those here would suggest joining - and, at
> least as important, which you'd advise avoiding.

letterman · External Since: Feb 17, 2009 Posts: 16

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"J. P. Gilliver · External Since: Feb 08, 2009 Posts: 87

In message , 98 Guy writes:
>"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote:
>
>> was wondering which of the many XP 'groups those here would
>> suggest joining - and, at least as important, which you'd advise
>> avoiding.
>
>These two groups:
>
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.general
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
>
>have extremely high traffic and your questions have a high probability
>of being ignored or maybe get one or two replies at most.

(As well as newusers and basics, apparently.) Thanks for that.
>
>I tend to post (or, usually, cross-post) XP questions to these groups:
>
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage
>microsoft.public.windowsxp.setup_deployment

Look good. What I suppose I'm after is 'groups like this one in terms of
tolerance, traffic levels, and friendliness/expertise.
[]
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"J. P. Gilliver · External Since: Feb 08, 2009 Posts: 87

In message ,
letterman.TakeThisOut@invalid.com writes:
>On Thu, 7 May 2009 08:33:38 +0100, "J. P. Gilliver (John)"
> wrote:
[]
>Sending you to an XP newsgroup is like sending a person to HELL. I
>want no part of that.
>
>Now ask yourself and be honest with yourself. Do you really want to
>use that evil XP? Do you really want to abandon all your friends on
>the Win98 groups to join the enemy camp of XP users? You wont find
>any of those people friendly, because they are all too stressed from
>using that horrid XP. You may want to rethink this whole matter !!!
>
I get the feeling that XP is now taking the position '98 has had for a
while - lots of people very familiar with it, MS wanting it to die, that
sort of thing. Sadly, '98 is beginning to be hard to keep going rather
like '95 (and 3.x) was, if you want to use anything new.
--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

"I have learned to use the word `impossible' with the greatest caution."
- Werner von Braun

"J. P. Gilliver · External Since: Feb 08, 2009 Posts: 87

In message , "PA Bear [MS MVP]"
writes:
>windowsxp accessibility
>windowsxp basics
>windowsxp beta general
>windowsxp beta help-and-support
>windowsxp configuration_manage
>windowsxp customize
>windowsxp device_driver dev
>windowsxp embedded
>windowsxp embedded techpreview
>windowsxp games
>windowsxp general
>windowsxp hardware
>windowsxp help_and_support
>windowsxp messenger
>windowsxp moviemaker
>windowsxp music
>windowsxp network_web
>windowsxp newusers
>windowsxp perform_maintain
>windowsxp photos
>windowsxp print_fax
>windowsxp security_admin
>windowsxp setup_deployment
>windowsxp video
>windowsxp winlogo
>windowsxp wmi
>windowsxp work_remotely

Is that just a list of XP newsgroups, or an answer to my questions?
>
>Source & clickable inks: http://aumha.org/nntp.htm
>
(I like the concept of clickable ink ...)
>
>J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:
>> I will soon be using XP at home as well as work (bought a netbook -
>> Samsung NC-20).
>> I have found these three '9x 'groups, on the whole, helpful,
>>friendly,
>> and fun (OK, I've had run-ins with some people!), and was wondering
>> which of the many XP 'groups those here would suggest joining - and, at
>> least as important, which you'd advise avoiding.

--
J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G.5AL-IS-P--Ch++(p)Ar@T0H+Sh0!:`)DNAf
** http://www.soft255.demon.co.uk/G6JPG-PC/JPGminPC.htm for ludicrously
outdated thoughts on PCs. **

"I have learned to use the word `impossible' with the greatest caution."
- Werner von Braun