No Sign in Button

[Guest donbowyer]

When I first log on to Discussion in Windows XP General, the pane on the

right says please sign in using the button above.

But the button seems to have disappeared.

I have a Back, Edit my Profile and Help button, but no Sign-in button.

I can manage to sign in via a very torturous route, but it's time-consuming.

Any ideas where it's gone.

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donwb

[Guest Malke]

Re: No Sign in Button

 

donbowyer wrote:

> When I first log on to Discussion in Windows XP General, the pane on the

> right says please sign in using the button above.

> But the button seems to have disappeared.

> I have a Back, Edit my Profile and Help button, but no Sign-in button.

> I can manage to sign in via a very torturous route, but it's

> time-consuming. Any ideas where it's gone.

 

You're having difficulties because you're using the web interface to these

newsgroups - the worst possible way to access Usenet. Lots of people have

complained about issues with the sign-in button. Instead of struggling with

the web interface, set up a real newsreader. This is very easy to do.

 

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is

really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn

to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you

can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already have

it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:

 

About Usenet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives

http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation

of newsgroups

 

Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader:

http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm

 

How to Post:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a Question

http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help on

Usenet

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

 

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups

microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working

properly

http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

 

Other Newsreaders for Windows:

http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte

http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird

http://gravity.tbates.org/

http://www.40tude.com/dialog/

http://xnews.newsguy.com/

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

Don't Panic!

[Guest donwb]

Re: No Sign in Button

 

Hi Malke

Not sure if you got my earlier message.

Many thanks for your response.

donwb

 

"Malke" <malke@invalid.invalid> wrote in message

news:eM39bthdIHA.748@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> donbowyer wrote:

>

>> When I first log on to Discussion in Windows XP General, the pane on the

>> right says please sign in using the button above.

>> But the button seems to have disappeared.

>> I have a Back, Edit my Profile and Help button, but no Sign-in button.

>> I can manage to sign in via a very torturous route, but it's

>> time-consuming. Any ideas where it's gone.

>

> You're having difficulties because you're using the web interface to these

> newsgroups - the worst possible way to access Usenet. Lots of people have

> complained about issues with the sign-in button. Instead of struggling

> with

> the web interface, set up a real newsreader. This is very easy to do.

>

> Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is

> really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you

> learn

> to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you

> can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already

> have

> it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:

>

> About Usenet:

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives

> http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief

> explanation

> of newsgroups

>

> Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader:

> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

> http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm

>

> How to Post:

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet

> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a

> Question

> http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help

> on

> Usenet

> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

>

> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups

> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is

> working

> properly

> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting

> http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting

>

> Other Newsreaders for Windows:

> http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte

> http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird

> http://gravity.tbates.org/

> http://www.40tude.com/dialog/

> http://xnews.newsguy.com/

>

> Malke

> --

> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

> Don't Panic!

[Guest Malke]

Re: No Sign in Button

 

donwb wrote:

> Hi Malke

> Not sure if you got my earlier message.

> Many thanks for your response.

> donwb

 

I don't know what earlier message you mean. If you tried to email me, it

will have bounced since I don't use a real email reply-to address in

newsgroups.

 

In any case, you're most welcome.

 

Malke

--

MS-MVP

Elephant Boy Computers

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com

Don't Panic!