From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on
[x-post to WinXP General]

As suggested in WinXP General, all should be well if you accessed these
newsgroups [1] via the free MS newsserver in your default newsreader.

Click on the following link to open Windows Update newsgroup in your
newsreader: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsupdate

Click on the following link to open WinXP General newsgroup in your
newsreader: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

Setting up Outlook Express to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

Setting up Windows Mail (in Vista) to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/microsoft-newsgroup-setup-instructions-for-windows-mail/

Setting up Windows LIVE Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.winhelponline.com/blog/ms-newsgroup-setup-instructions-windows-live-mail/

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[1] That being said, see this important announcement:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Client - since 2002



rogeepete wrote:
> I composed a question in Windows XP General yesterday, and at the end it
> said that my post had gone through but it does not show in the list of
> questions (meaning I cannot see my Post). I trying this in Windows Update
> to see if I can see this post there.