Re: Help and Support Page ( To: Carey)

From: Philmore (Philmore_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:05:08 -0700

I`m not downplaying the site in which we are currently communicating with
each other, I`m just wondering where a particular site that I`d been using
had gone to all of a sudden? But to be honest, it was a visually more
interesting,more user friendly,had more topics and/or discussion options and
more space in which to work,scroll,...you name it!... Hey,one day it was
there,the next it was gone...no big thing, I was just wondering if anyone
else was familiar with it and knew what happened,or if something had changed
about my machine ( this occured after I`d installed some security updates
from windows update). Thanks for your response

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Why do I need to sign in to Communities?
>
> It isn't necessary to be signed in to Communities to search for posts,
> read posts, expand threads, or show specific threads in discussion groups.
> However, there are certain things you can do in discussion groups that
> require you to sign in. To add your own post, rate posts, or sign up for
> e-mail notifications, you are required to use a .NET Passport to sign in.
>
> Signing in helps ensure that you are who you say you are, and that no one
> else can pretend to be you. Because you may build a reputation in the
> Community by answering questions accurately, and you build other people’s
> reputations when you rate their answer to your question, it is important that
> others can trust that you are who you say are each time you participate in
> Communities.
>
> Windows XP Newsgroups
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups.mspx
>
> For a better Microsoft newsgroup experience:
>
> Setting up Outlook Express Newsreader
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
>
> Be Smart! Protect Your PC!
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/default.aspx
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Philmore" wrote:
>
> |> > What happened to the Non Net Passport community posting site?
> | > >
> | > > I`m talking about a microsoft newsgroup site that I used to access that did not require Net Passport membership! I accessed it
> from the following address : (http://support.microsoft.com/aspx?404;/newsgroups/welcome.aspx) now when I try to go there ( I had it
> saved in my "favorites") I get a page displaying this message :
> The Requested Web Page is Not AvailableThe page you were looking for is currently not available. The address may not be correct, or
> there may be a temporary problem with this site.
> | Please try one of the following options to continue your search:
> | Check the address for typing errors.
> | Click the Back button and try a different option.
> | Try this page again later.......................................So, is this
> | site no longer available? I don`t know if I can explain it better,before I
> | had added it to my "favorites" I would
> | type in www. Microsoft Help And Support,ect, and I would go to a site that
> | had links ( in blue) on top like: downloads, products, newsgroups,ect...if
> | you clicked on newsgroups you would get to this site which as I stated,
> | didn`t require "sign in" or "sign up" or anything in order to post and
> | reply,it also displayed the time that a post was made,ect....Does anyone
> | know what I`m talking about?
>
>