Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?

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W

"W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...[color=blue]
> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>[/color]

Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted and
answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
The answer is NO.

The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:

[url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url]

"Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
news:Oc$FwwTWKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
>
> "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
> news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...[color=green]
>> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>>[/color]
>
> Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted and
> answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
> The answer is NO.
>
> The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:
>
> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url][/color]

I searched the newsgroup hierarchy by downloading the hierarchy from the
Microsoft server. Failing to find the hierarchy from the source, I asked
the question.

Why would anyone assume that Microsoft was going to stop using USENET when
they have thousands of existing groups in their hierarchy?

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W

W wrote:[color=blue]
> "Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
> news:Oc$FwwTWKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
>> news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>>>[/color]
>> Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted and
>> answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
>> The answer is NO.
>>
>> The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:
>>
>> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url][/color]
>
> I searched the newsgroup hierarchy by downloading the hierarchy from the
> Microsoft server. Failing to find the hierarchy from the source, I asked
> the question.
>
> Why would anyone assume that Microsoft was going to stop using USENET when
> they have thousands of existing groups in their hierarchy?
>[/color]

Note there's no MVPs here anymore. When Vista General was launched, the
place was crawling with MVPs. Note that two individuals, Frank and a
person who keeps changing his name have totally ruined this group. I
doubt very seriously that MS wants them to ruin the Windows 7 groups.
Hence, web based and moderated forums from now on.

Alias

On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:31:24 -0700, "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>"Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
>news:Oc$FwwTWKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>>
>> "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
>> news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...[color=darkred]
>>> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted and
>> answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
>> The answer is NO.
>>
>> The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:
>>
>> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url][/color]
>
>I searched the newsgroup hierarchy by downloading the hierarchy from the
>Microsoft server. Failing to find the hierarchy from the source, I asked
>the question.
>
>Why would anyone assume that Microsoft was going to stop using USENET when
>they have thousands of existing groups in their hierarchy?[/color]

The following newsgroup is available, but not on many servers.
alt.windows7.general
(and "gordonbparker" is answering questions in that newsgroup)

As Microsoft failed/refused(?) to open any Windows7 newsgroup,
one could assume that MS does not want to do so.
So far nobody has seen any official announcement of Microsoft,
whether there will be Windows7 newsgroups or not and why not and what
would be the preferred alternative according to Microsoft.

Microsoft has however opened a confusing array of Windows 7 forums here:
[url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/categories[/url]
and here:
[url]http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/category/w7itpro[/url]
other Windows 7 forums are:
[url]http://www.sevenforums.com/[/url]
[url]http://www.thewindowsclub.com/[/url]
and many more

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Fred W. (NL)

On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:58:45 +0100, FredW <fredw@blackholespam.net>
wrote:

[color=blue]
> As Microsoft failed/refused(?) to open any Windows7 newsgroup,
> one could assume that MS does not want to do so.
> So far nobody has seen any official announcement of Microsoft,
> whether there will be Windows7 newsgroups or not and why not and what
> would be the preferred alternative according to Microsoft.[/color]

Oddly enough there seems to be a newsgroup with the name
"microsoft.public.it.windows7" on the Microsoft server. Whatever the
Italians did, maybe we should do the same.

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Bob
[url]http://www.kanyak.com[/url]

Opinicus wrote:[color=blue]
> On Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:58:45 +0100, FredW <fredw@blackholespam.net>
> wrote:
>
>[color=green]
>> As Microsoft failed/refused(?) to open any Windows7 newsgroup,
>> one could assume that MS does not want to do so.
>> So far nobody has seen any official announcement of Microsoft,
>> whether there will be Windows7 newsgroups or not and why not and what
>> would be the preferred alternative according to Microsoft.[/color]
>
> Oddly enough there seems to be a newsgroup with the name
> "microsoft.public.it.windows7" on the Microsoft server. Whatever the
> Italians did, maybe we should do the same.
>[/color]

Refresh your MS newsgroups and you will see it disappear.

Alias

W wrote:[color=blue]
> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>[/color]

How many times are people going to ask this question? Have they missed
the 20+ other times its been asked in the past week?

Answer is still no, and likely it will stay that way.

Opinicus wrote:[color=blue]
>
> Oddly enough there seems to be a newsgroup with the name
> "microsoft.public.it.windows7" on the Microsoft server. Whatever the
> Italians did, maybe we should do the same.
>[/color]

Maybe the trolls don't know italian?

"milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
news:u9hJO0WWKHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Opinicus wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> Oddly enough there seems to be a newsgroup with the name
>> "microsoft.public.it.windows7" on the Microsoft server. Whatever the
>> Italians did, maybe we should do the same.
>>[/color]
>
> Maybe the trolls don't know italian?[/color]

It's gone.

In article <hced9j$erv$1@news.eternal-september.org>,
Alias <iamaliasTAK3THIS@OUTgmail.com> wrote:[color=blue]
>W wrote:[color=green]
>> "Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oc$FwwTWKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
>>> news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>>>>
>>> Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted and
>>> answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
>>> The answer is NO.
>>>
>>> The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:
>>>
>>> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url][/color]
>>
>> I searched the newsgroup hierarchy by downloading the hierarchy from the
>> Microsoft server. Failing to find the hierarchy from the source, I asked
>> the question.
>>
>> Why would anyone assume that Microsoft was going to stop using USENET when
>> they have thousands of existing groups in their hierarchy?
>>[/color]
>
>Note there's no MVPs here anymore. When Vista General was launched, the
>place was crawling with MVPs. Note that two individuals, Frank and a
>person who keeps changing his name have totally ruined this group. I
>doubt very seriously that MS wants them to ruin the Windows 7 groups.
>Hence, web based and moderated forums from now on.
>
>Alias[/color]

Talk abut ***regressive*** decision making!!
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Alias wrote:[color=blue]
> W wrote:[color=green]
>> "Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
>> news:Oc$FwwTWKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...[color=darkred]
>>> "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
>>> news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>>>>
>>> Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted
>>> and answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
>>> The answer is NO.
>>>
>>> The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:
>>>
>>> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url][/color]
>>
>> I searched the newsgroup hierarchy by downloading the hierarchy from
>> the Microsoft server. Failing to find the hierarchy from the source,
>> I asked the question.
>>
>> Why would anyone assume that Microsoft was going to stop using USENET
>> when they have thousands of existing groups in their hierarchy?
>>[/color]
>
> Note there's no MVPs here anymore. When Vista General was launched, the
> place was crawling with MVPs. Note that two individuals, Frank and a
> person who keeps changing his name have totally ruined this group. I
> doubt very seriously that MS wants them to ruin the Windows 7 groups.
> Hence, web based and moderated forums from now on.
>
> Alias[/color]

There are actually still MVPs here though.

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- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
[url]http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/security/?p=435&tag=nl.e101[/url]

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
wrote:[color=blue]
> Alias wrote:[color=green]
>> W wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> "Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Oc$FwwTWKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>>> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>>>>>
>>>> Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted
>>>> and answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
>>>> The answer is NO.
>>>>
>>>> The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url]
>>>
>>> I searched the newsgroup hierarchy by downloading the hierarchy from
>>> the Microsoft server. Failing to find the hierarchy from the
>>> source, I asked the question.
>>>
>>> Why would anyone assume that Microsoft was going to stop using USENET
>>> when they have thousands of existing groups in their hierarchy?
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Note there's no MVPs here anymore. When Vista General was launched,
>> the place was crawling with MVPs. Note that two individuals, Frank and
>> a person who keeps changing his name have totally ruined this group. I
>> doubt very seriously that MS wants them to ruin the Windows 7 groups.
>> Hence, web based and moderated forums from now on.
>>
>> Alias[/color]
>
> There are actually still MVPs here though.
>[/color]

Occasionally but not like what it was when Vista came out.

Alias

The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'
wrote:[color=blue]
> Alias wrote:[color=green]
>> W wrote:[color=darkred]
>>> "Gordon" <gordonbparker******.com> wrote in message
>>> news:Oc$FwwTWKHA.1268@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> "W" <persistentone@spamarrest.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:M_ednchnrIvBOXfXnZ2dnUVZ_g6dnZ2d@giganews.com...
>>>>> Is there a new newsgroup hierarchy for Windows 7?
>>>>>
>>>> Does no-body ever SEARCH this group any more? This has been posted
>>>> and answered HUNDREDS of times in the last few weeks.
>>>> The answer is NO.
>>>>
>>>> The official MS Windows 7 forum can be found here:
>>>>
>>>> [url]http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windows7[/url]
>>>
>>> I searched the newsgroup hierarchy by downloading the hierarchy from
>>> the Microsoft server. Failing to find the hierarchy from the
>>> source, I asked the question.
>>>
>>> Why would anyone assume that Microsoft was going to stop using USENET
>>> when they have thousands of existing groups in their hierarchy?
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Note there's no MVPs here anymore. When Vista General was launched,
>> the place was crawling with MVPs. Note that two individuals, Frank and
>> a person who keeps changing his name have totally ruined this group. I
>> doubt very seriously that MS wants them to ruin the Windows 7 groups.
>> Hence, web based and moderated forums from now on.
>>
>> Alias[/color]
>
> There are actually still MVPs here though.
>[/color]

The really brown nosing MVPs like Carey are crawling all over the
Windows 7 web forums. The ones here are closer to the Dark Side.

Alias

Gordon wrote:[color=blue]
>
> "milt" <theatreguy_dunspam_@miltsweb.com> wrote in message
> news:u9hJO0WWKHA.4592@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[color=green]
>> Opinicus wrote:[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> Oddly enough there seems to be a newsgroup with the name
>>> "microsoft.public.it.windows7" on the Microsoft server. Whatever the
>>> Italians did, maybe we should do the same.
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Maybe the trolls don't know italian?[/color]
>
> It's gone.[/color]

Ahhh, never looked at it to know, I don't speak Italian either.

Yup, seems this server's days are numbered.