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LINKS TO HELPFUL NEWSGROUPS & WEB PAGES
WHERE YOU CAN FIND HELP FOR ALMOST ANY WINDOWS PROBLEM
Updated March 15, 2008
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MICROSOFT SUPPORT SITES


MICROSOFT PEER-SUPPORT NEWSGROUPS

There are many valuable newsgroups on the msnews.microsoft.com server, on nearly every available topic. Below are those that I frequent. (You may want to read the Rules of Conduct for these newsgroups to get a better idea about how they are conducted.)

See my catalogue of all Microsoft peer-to-peer newsgroups. Clicking the links will automatically create the necessary account configuration in Outlook Express. Also see Microsoft’s current listing of Windows XP newsgroups.

For some great tips on how to write the best newsgroup post — to help those who would help you find answers! — please first read GoodPosts page, Ron Badour’s Make a Good Newsgroup Post article, and/or my article on Troubleshooting Windows.

I strongly encourage you to visit the newsgroups with a newsreader such as Outlook Express, instead of using Microsoft’s alternate web interface. Generally, people seeking help are better able to find answers posted to their questions, and generally better navigate the newsgroup, using a newsreader than the web-based interface. Microsoft agrees. The links below will automatically launch Outlook Express and take you to the correct newsgroup.


MS-MVP WEB SITES

MVP logo MVP Web Sites listed below are primarily by Desktop Systems (DTS) MVPs, past and present. Other MVP sites are scattered throughout the page, according to special interests. The Support Site Types navigation bar at the left of this page may be useful in finding the type of specialty site you are seeking. (If you do not see this navigation bar to the left, you came in through an alternate door. Click here to reload this page.) For a list of all Microsoft MVPs for the current award year, click here.

MVP Web Sites Karl Peterson has collated many more MS-MVP web sites than I have here. A real treasury!
MVP Tips & FAQs Carl Prothman has collated dozens of FAQs and Tips/Tricks pages by MS-MVP, covering dozens of subject areas. Check it out!

Desktop System (DTS-L) A pooling of international expertise by Desktop Systems (DTS) MVPs past and present. (Also pictures, for the morbidly curious!) A great place to start if you are new to using online support, and some nice resources for veterans.


GENERAL WINDOWS SUPPORT


HARDWARE, DRIVERS, SERVICE, BIOS

Hardware Drivers

BIOS Resources

Beep Codes

CPU Temperatures

Misc. Hardware Sites


INTERNET EXPLORER (IE, OE, Outlook)


MICROSOFT OFFICE, WORKS & PROJECT


TABLET PCs



VISUAL BASIC TUTORIALS & RESOURCES


E-NEWSLETTERS & E-COLUMNS

I read these e-mail based newsletters regularly, and recommend them! (Well, I write one of them, but since I also read it, I think that counts, right?)


MISCELLANEOUS


HUMOR

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