Re: searching discussions

bunky wrote:

I type in "restrricted access" and hit "go" and i get no results....I type
in "virus" and click "go" and get no results....I am on my son's laptop
now...different system, etc. I type in "windows" I click "go" I get no
results...i'm begining to think there's something wrong with the search
funtion on the site. Could you try it and see if you can get it to work?

Thanks for responding so quickly!

"Pop`" wrote:

bunky wrote:
Every time I search discussions I get no results returned. When I
first go to a catagory I can see previous postings but even if I
choose a keyword from the list of the posts I can see I get a "no
results returned" message. I tried deleting my cookies in case that
was the problem (I had a problem with accessing a webpage in which
deleting cookies fixed it). Any ideas why this silly thing won't let
me search? I'm using a hp computer with Athalon 64 processor and I'm
running XP Professional. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Describe exactly what you do and get on such a failed attempt. It should
work but you've provided NOTHING to work with.

Lots of people who use the web interface (as you are doing) have reported
this problem in the past week. Since none of the regular helpers (like me)
use the web interface because it is so awful, we don't have answers as to
how to fix it.

Instead, use Google Groups Advanced Search to search newsgroups for topics
of your choice. Also, you should set up a newsreader to access these
groups. It is very easy to do. Here's information about that:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn
to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are some links to
information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics of
Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation
of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working
properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs. crossposting

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"
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