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About Windows 7

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Albertoh

Flightless Bird
Hello,
I don't see "Windows 7" forum ?
I wan't to get the "Windows XP-Mode" file 64bits (.exe). The download is ok
from the MS web site (466 Mb), but when I launch it to install it, always I
have "File damaged" message ... Is there another location to get it ? I have
tried on several PCs. It's ok with the 32 bits version ...
Thanks for any help
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
Windows 7 forums are here,

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

Albertoh wrote:

> Hello,
> I don't see "Windows 7" forum ?
> I wan't to get the "Windows XP-Mode" file 64bits (.exe). The download is ok
> from the MS web site (466 Mb), but when I launch it to install it, always I
> have "File damaged" message ... Is there another location to get it ? I have
> tried on several PCs. It's ok with the 32 bits version ...
> Thanks for any help
 
T

Tim Slattery

Flightless Bird
Albertoh <Albertoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Hello,
>I don't see "Windows 7" forum ?

MS is dropping newsgroup support. They never created any newsgroups
for Win7. But there is one on any Usenet server you can access:
alt.windows7.general

--
Tim Slattery
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
Tim Slattery wrote:
> Albertoh <Albertoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Hello,
>>I don't see "Windows 7" forum ?
>
>
> MS is dropping newsgroup support. They never created any newsgroups
> for Win7. But there is one on any Usenet server you can access:
> alt.windows7.general
>

Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.
 
L

Larry

Flightless Bird
On Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:37:21 -0500, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
>Tim Slattery wrote:
>> Albertoh <Albertoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>I don't see "Windows 7" forum ?
>>
>>
>> MS is dropping newsgroup support. They never created any newsgroups
>> for Win7. But there is one on any Usenet server you can access:
>> alt.windows7.general
>>
>
>Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.

Just like they did the Vista group.
 
A

Albertoh

Flightless Bird
Thanks a lot, I'll try there


"Bob I" wrote:

>
>
> Tim Slattery wrote:
> > Albertoh <Albertoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hello,
> >>I don't see "Windows 7" forum ?
> >
> >
> > MS is dropping newsgroup support. They never created any newsgroups
> > for Win7. But there is one on any Usenet server you can access:
> > alt.windows7.general
> >
>
> Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.
>
> .
>
 
T

Tim Slattery

Flightless Bird
Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote:

>
>
>Tim Slattery wrote:
>> Albertoh <Albertoh@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>I don't see "Windows 7" forum ?
>>
>>
>> MS is dropping newsgroup support. They never created any newsgroups
>> for Win7. But there is one on any Usenet server you can access:
>> alt.windows7.general
>>
>
>Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.

I don't quite agree. Yes there are lots of idiots there making idiotic
posts. In a decent newsreader (I use Agent) you can setup a killfile
or just tap the delete key a few times (then a few more sometimes).
There are a lot of good folks there as well as the loonies.

--
Tim Slattery
Slattery_T@bls.gov
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
 
N

Nil

Flightless Bird
On 08 Jul 2010, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.

No more than any other newsgroup. Just filter them out - it's not very
difficult, and you're left with a much smaller but still useful source
of information.
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
Nil wrote:
> On 08 Jul 2010, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>
>>Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.
>
>
> No more than any other newsgroup. Just filter them out - it's not very
> difficult, and you're left with a much smaller but still useful source
> of information.

That doesn't help the newbie trying to get a valid answer, especially
one that isn't even sure how they go into the newsgroup in the first place.
 
N

Nil

Flightless Bird
On 08 Jul 2010, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

> That doesn't help the newbie trying to get a valid answer,
> especially one that isn't even sure how they go into the newsgroup
> in the first place.

I wasn't addressing the question of how to get into a newsgroup, I was
addressing your comment.

If you are a newbie and want more information, I'll be happy to explain
it in more detail.
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
Nil wrote:
> On 08 Jul 2010, Bob I <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>
>>That doesn't help the newbie trying to get a valid answer,
>>especially one that isn't even sure how they go into the newsgroup
>>in the first place.
>
>
> I wasn't addressing the question of how to get into a newsgroup, I was
> addressing your comment.
>
> If you are a newbie and want more information, I'll be happy to explain
> it in more detail.

You must be new around here. ;-)
 
M

milt

Flightless Bird
On 7/8/2010 8:37 AM, Bob I wrote:
>
> Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.
>

Lies.
 
M

milt

Flightless Bird
On 7/8/2010 1:55 PM, Nil wrote:
> On 08 Jul 2010, Bob I<birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:
>
>> That doesn't help the newbie trying to get a valid answer,
>> especially one that isn't even sure how they go into the newsgroup
>> in the first place.
>
> I wasn't addressing the question of how to get into a newsgroup, I was
> addressing your comment.
>
> If you are a newbie and want more information, I'll be happy to explain
> it in more detail.

Apparently Bob I doesn't want newbies to find newsgroups but they MUST
go to MS's forums which are somehow so much better and much more useful,
which is BS. They are more populated but its tons of clueless people
with little help.
 
B

Bill in Co

Flightless Bird
milt wrote:
> On 7/8/2010 8:37 AM, Bob I wrote:
>>
>> Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.
>>
>
> Lies.

What is the "that" above?
Kinda hard to tell, since nothing is quoted here.
 
B

Bob I

Flightless Bird
milt wrote:
> On 7/8/2010 8:37 AM, Bob I wrote:
>
>>
>> Unfortunately the trolls have reduced that to near uselessness.
>>
>
> Lies.
>

I was referring to alt.windows7.general which has approximately 100
flame and troll posts per question. If you're a novice looking for help,
it is useless. To claim otherwise is lunacy.
 
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