'bullwinkle30' wrote:
| i guess this shows how unsavvy i am, but i saw there had been 6800 posts
and
| i don't want to clog up my outlook express ... plus i really am only
looking
| to try to get this one specific problem fixed (and certainly have no
| experience, strength or hope to share w/ anyone else on anything of
substance
| in this arena ...) if i can join to post then unjoin or something else ...
i
| dunno what the heck i'm doing out here ?!?!
_____
When you use a newsreader to 'subscribe' to a newsgroup, only the 'subject,
from, date, and other information is downloaded. There is a setting in
Outlook Express that specifies how many 'headers' to download at a time (300
is a good number.) The post bodies only need to be downloaded if you click
on the 'header' to read the message.
If you download all the headers you can then do a search for your topic by,
say, a word in the subject line. You can also search the post bodies IF you
have downloaded all of them. A more efficient way of searching in a
newsgroup you just subscribed to is use google, which preserves an archive
of ALL (as far as I know) Usenet newsgroups, kept current.
You can always 'unscribe' at any time. The 'subscribe' and 'unsubscribe' is
something that happens totally within your computer, and is not communicated
to the newsgroup. In fact, with Outlook Express, you can just 'go to' a
newsgroup without subscribing. When you close Outlook Express or move to
another function, OE will ask if you want to subscribe.
'Lurking' on a newsgroup like this one (reading without posting) is a good
way to learn about operating systems. 'Lurking' on newsgroups is the best
way to start. Not only will you learn, but you will begin to see the effect
of 'peer review' - bad information gets called down pretty quickly. There
are, however, some 'trashy' newsgroups - newsgroups that no longer have a
'community of users', and end up being filled with spam and worse. These
are immediately apparent just by looking at a few of the headers.
I am glad you have a work around for your envelop printing problem, but I
must say that the Dell explanation sounds a bit fishy.
Phil Weldon
|i guess this shows how unsavvy i am, but i saw there had been 6800 posts
and
| i don't want to clog up my outlook express ... plus i really am only
looking
| to try to get this one specific problem fixed (and certainly have no
| experience, strength or hope to share w/ anyone else on anything of
substance
| in this arena ...) if i can join to post then unjoin or something else ...
i
| dunno what the heck i'm doing out here ?!?!
|
| "Phil Weldon" wrote:
|
| > 'bullwinkle30' wrote:
| > | Thanks, but I don't subscribe to that newsgroup so it wouldn't let me
post
| > .....
| > _____
| >
| > Just access the newsgroup as a Usenet newsgroup with your newsreader.
All
| > the microsoft.public.* newsgroups exist de facto as Usenet
newsgroups,
| > and are much easier to access and use with a newsreader (Outlook Express
is
| > the program you use, already included in Windows XP.) Your ISP can give
you
| > the name of their news server, and the authentication details -
generally
| > just your ISP account name and password to gain access to your ISP's
news
| > server.
| >
| > This newsgroup, microsoft.public.windowsxp.basic, is much easier to use
with
| > a newsreader rather than as a Microsoft web-based forum.
| >
| > Phil Weldon
| >
| > | > | Thanks, but I don't subscribe to that newsgroup so it wouldn't let me
post
| > .....
| > |
| > | "Alan Edwards" wrote:
| > |
| > | > Try the Office group and mention your version of Word or Office.
| > | > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > ....Alan
| > | > --
| > | > Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
| > | >
http://dts-l.org/index.html
| > | >
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > On Tue, 2 May 2006 23:41:02 -0700, in
| > | > microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics, bullwinkle30
| > | >
| > | > >All of a sudden, I am unable to print envelopes using XP Office.
| > Documents
| > | > >print fine but when I use the envelope wizard, feed the envelope
the
| > envelope
| > | > >comes through blank. I also tried just feeding plain paper (in case
my
| > | > >envelope feeding on my Dell all in one 962 printer was wrong) and
the
| > plain
| > | > >paper came out blank ... so I am at a loss to figure out how to get
my
| > | > >envelopes printing again. HELP!!!
| > | >
| >
| >
| >
