|  | Can't sign in to Windows Discussion | | |
| | | bjoshua |  |
|  Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 3:43 pm Post subject: Can't sign in to Windows Discussion |  |
When I first began using Vista, I was able to access Windows Discussion with
no problem. Then I suddenly began having problems signing in. The "sign in"
button would still be there, no matter how many times I signed in.
Discovered public access, but still couldn't open some threads. Read about
using F5, hitting the back button, deleting cookies, starting without
add-ons, but none worked for me. Read about using my email, but I don't use
OE, and I see nothing for Windows Mail.
Trying to read a thread, even through public access, is a hit or miss thing.
I still can't open a thread with one click. Sometimes I can double-click,
and it opens in a separate window. Sometimes not.
I would just like to know when all of these "fixes" won't be needed, and I
can just sign in through the Discussions normal channel like in the
beginning. Please skip the smart remarks. I'm really frustrated with this. |
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| | | John W. Vinson | |
| | Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: Can't sign in to Windows Discussion | |
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:43:00 -0700, bjoshua
<bjoshua@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
| Quote: | When I first began using Vista, I was able to access Windows Discussion with
no problem. Then I suddenly began having problems signing in. The "sign in"
button would still be there, no matter how many times I signed in.
Discovered public access, but still couldn't open some threads. Read about
using F5, hitting the back button, deleting cookies, starting without
add-ons, but none worked for me. Read about using my email, but I don't use
OE, and I see nothing for Windows Mail.
Trying to read a thread, even through public access, is a hit or miss thing.
I still can't open a thread with one click. Sometimes I can double-click,
and it opens in a separate window. Sometimes not.
I would just like to know when all of these "fixes" won't be needed, and I
can just sign in through the Discussions normal channel like in the
beginning. Please skip the smart remarks. I'm really frustrated with this.
|
Well... sorry if this is seen as a "smart remark", but you're posting in the
wrong place. "microsoft.public.access" is not a "public access channel", it's
a newsgroup for the database software Microsoft Access.
I would suggest avoiding the websites completely if you want to connect to the
newsgroups (I'm not sure if that's what you mean by "discussion"). The
newsgroups exist on NNTP, which does NOT need any sort of web interface; you
can use Windows Mail as a newsgroup reader, or (better, IMO) get a thirdparty
newsreader such as Agent.
--
John W. Vinson [MVP] |
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| | | Chris O'C via AccessMonst | |
| | Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:26 pm Post subject: Re: Can't sign in to Windows Discussion | |
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If it's not working for you when they're working on the web pages, use a
different interface to get to the same discussion groups. If you want
Windows discussion groups, you can go here and create a user account:
LINK
Use the menu on the left to choose specific Microsoft products, then specific
groups for that product on the resulting page. For instance, Windows Vista
General Topics here:
LINK
is the same group, with the same questions and people answering them, as
Windows Vista General Discussion here:
LINK
Chris
Microsoft MVP
bjoshua wrote:
| Quote: | When I first began using Vista, I was able to access Windows Discussion with
no problem. Then I suddenly began having problems signing in. The "sign in"
button would still be there, no matter how many times I signed in.
Discovered public access, but still couldn't open some threads. Read about
using F5, hitting the back button, deleting cookies, starting without
add-ons, but none worked for me. Read about using my email, but I don't use
OE, and I see nothing for Windows Mail.
Trying to read a thread, even through public access, is a hit or miss thing.
I still can't open a thread with one click. Sometimes I can double-click,
and it opens in a separate window. Sometimes not.
I would just like to know when all of these "fixes" won't be needed, and I
can just sign in through the Discussions normal channel like in the
beginning. Please skip the smart remarks. I'm really frustrated with this.
|
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Message posted via AccessMonster.com
LINK |
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| | | bjoshua | |
| | Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: Can't sign in to Windows Discussion | |
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Thanks so much for the good advice. Sorry for the confusion on the posting.
"John W. Vinson" wrote:
| Quote: | On Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:43:00 -0700, bjoshua
bjoshua@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
When I first began using Vista, I was able to access Windows Discussion with
no problem. Then I suddenly began having problems signing in. The "sign in"
button would still be there, no matter how many times I signed in.
Discovered public access, but still couldn't open some threads. Read about
using F5, hitting the back button, deleting cookies, starting without
add-ons, but none worked for me. Read about using my email, but I don't use
OE, and I see nothing for Windows Mail.
Trying to read a thread, even through public access, is a hit or miss thing.
I still can't open a thread with one click. Sometimes I can double-click,
and it opens in a separate window. Sometimes not.
I would just like to know when all of these "fixes" won't be needed, and I
can just sign in through the Discussions normal channel like in the
beginning. Please skip the smart remarks. I'm really frustrated with this.
Well... sorry if this is seen as a "smart remark", but you're posting in the
wrong place. "microsoft.public.access" is not a "public access channel", it's
a newsgroup for the database software Microsoft Access.
I would suggest avoiding the websites completely if you want to connect to the
newsgroups (I'm not sure if that's what you mean by "discussion"). The
newsgroups exist on NNTP, which does NOT need any sort of web interface; you
can use Windows Mail as a newsgroup reader, or (better, IMO) get a thirdparty
newsreader such as Agent.
--
John W. Vinson [MVP]
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| | | bjoshua | |
| | Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2008 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: Can't sign in to Windows Discussion | |
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Thanks. Per your advice and others, I won't go into discussions this way
again.
"Chris O'C via AccessMonster.com" wrote:
| Quote: | If it's not working for you when they're working on the web pages, use a
different interface to get to the same discussion groups. If you want
Windows discussion groups, you can go here and create a user account:
LINK
Use the menu on the left to choose specific Microsoft products, then specific
groups for that product on the resulting page. For instance, Windows Vista
General Topics here:
LINK
is the same group, with the same questions and people answering them, as
Windows Vista General Discussion here:
LINK
Chris
Microsoft MVP
bjoshua wrote:
When I first began using Vista, I was able to access Windows Discussion with
no problem. Then I suddenly began having problems signing in. The "sign in"
button would still be there, no matter how many times I signed in.
Discovered public access, but still couldn't open some threads. Read about
using F5, hitting the back button, deleting cookies, starting without
add-ons, but none worked for me. Read about using my email, but I don't use
OE, and I see nothing for Windows Mail.
Trying to read a thread, even through public access, is a hit or miss thing.
I still can't open a thread with one click. Sometimes I can double-click,
and it opens in a separate window. Sometimes not.
I would just like to know when all of these "fixes" won't be needed, and I
can just sign in through the Discussions normal channel like in the
beginning. Please skip the smart remarks. I'm really frustrated with this.
--
Message posted via AccessMonster.com
LINK
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