Where can i find genuine free tech support??...(off topic post......sorry)

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Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums. I
registered with a couple only to realise they were not really free as
advertised and also registered with "geeks to go" but cant find the
"make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
"the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any
suggestions would be much appreciated so i dont have to post off topic
posts in the wrong groups anymore........sites with chat cappabillity
would be great if possible......the listings i once saw where on a site
called (i think) cool tools......or something like this.

many thanks if someone can advise.....A
 
Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums.
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If you ( a consultant ) really, really expect us non-consultant types to
know the answer to this mythical question, then maybe we should all become
consultants !

You need tech support for .... WHAT exactly ??
 
alpha said:
Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm
having trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support
newsgroups/forums.
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Shouldn't be too hard finding a newsgroup, no? Which one, that
depends an awful lot on the nature of your problem. If you give more
details, we can always suggest a proper newsgroup if you want.

Regards
Wald
 
Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums. I
registered with a couple only to realise they were not really free as
advertised and also registered with "geeks to go" but cant find the
"make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
"the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any
suggestions would be much appreciated so i dont have to post off topic
posts in the wrong groups anymore........sites with chat cappabillity
would be great if possible......the listings i once saw where on a site
called (i think) cool tools......or something like this.

many thanks if someone can advise.....A
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Have you tried the following NewsGroup?
24hoursupport.helpdesk

Their are thousands of News Groups which discuss just about anything
under the sun and then some, so without knowing what kind of help you
are seeking it's very difficult to point you in the right direction.
 
alpha said:
Hello, sorry for having to post this off topic post here but i'm having
trouble tracking down (genuine) free tech support newsgroups/forums. I
registered with a couple only to realise they were not really free as
advertised and also registered with "geeks to go" but cant find the
"make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
"the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any
suggestions would be much appreciated so i dont have to post off topic
posts in the wrong groups anymore........sites with chat cappabillity
would be great if possible......the listings i once saw where on a site
called (i think) cool tools......or something like this.

many thanks if someone can advise.....A
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I always just look for a newsgroup or forum for the particular program
if it's a program that I'm having trouble with. Otherwise, the main
thing going is
And frankly, it hasn't impressed me much in the past.

Castlecops is a pretty good one for security issues:

http://castlecops.com/

Requires free registration though.

Here's another one that looks good, but I haven't used it:

http://www.protonic.com/

HTH
 
Hey there,

On 28 Apr 2005 01:57:22 -0700, it was written by "alpha"
<[email protected]>:

"make post" button anywhere!. I remember seeing a list something like:
"the best 5 free tech support sites" somewhere on a freeware site once
but also cant find this reference on google anymore.........any
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<snip>

Here's the list I keep under "Tech Support". Warning: Some of these
are pretty old, and are topic specific:

http://wwwiz.com/QandA/
http://www.nu2.nu/bootcd/#faq
http://www.zdnet.com/filters/printerfriendly/0,6061,2683920-10,00.html
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q158868
http://www.fdisk.com/fdisk/
http://filext.com/
http://tutorials.findtutorials.com/index
http://freepctech.com/pc/002/files010.shtml
http://windows.about.com/library/bl_iedownload_a.htm
http://www.it-reality.co.uk/
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/downloads/arcpok.html
http://www.pcnineoneone.com/tweaks/
http://www.speedguide.com/
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/sheppard.p/
http://www.wotsit.org/
http://cma.zdnet.com/texis/cma/cma/

And just to bring this message back on topic, I keep my bookmarks in:

Bookmark-Manager:
http://bkm.sourceforge.net/

<quotes from the Windows version page>
The Bookmark Manager is one of the feature-richest bookmark management
tools around. A short and incomplete list of features:

Import and export from/to: Internet Explorer, Netscape and Mozilla,
Opera, HTML pages
Check bookmarks for dead links
Check for duplicates
Fast even when managing hundreds or thousands of bookmarks
Manage bookmarks in independent databases
Open bookmarks files directly from an FTP server
Available in three languages: English, German and French
<end quotes>
 
Their are thousands of News Groups which discuss just about anything
under the sun and then some, so without knowing what kind of help you
are seeking it's very difficult to point you in the right direction.


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no specific subject, just general questions about anything computer
related.

A
 
If you ( a consultant ) really, really expect us non-consultant types
to
know the answer to this mythical question, then maybe we should all
become
consultants !

You need tech support for .... WHAT exactly ??

i'm not sure......let me check with my consultant.........I'll have my
people call your people and we will find a window and do lunch real
soon..........A
 
If you ( a consultant ) really, really expect us non-consultant types to
know the answer to this mythical question, then maybe we should all become
consultants !
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A consultant is someone who borrows your watch and then charges you
for telling the time.
 
alpha said:
just any computer related questions on no specific subject.........A
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Well, have a look at the comp.* newsgroups. There's a newsgroup for
virtually anything computer-related, so take your pick depending on the
questions you have.

Regards,
Wald
 
just any computer related questions on no specific subject.........A
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You could always set up your own web-site and employ someone to
answer your technical support questions! The web-site could be
done more or less freely (this is alt.comp.freeware, is it not?)
but the web-monkey operating it will need feeding.

One reason good technical support is hard to find is the
proliferation of web-sites claiming to do technical support!
Most of them are just selling users to their advertisers. I've
had loads of my tech questions uploaded from USENET to those
types of forums where the questions, presumably, remain
unanswered to this day (unanswered in those forums but not on
USENET).

Lastly, here's my serious answer to your question. Frame your
query and put it to Google. Use Google web first but then use
groups if the web search fails. Try to use what is most
distinctive in your problem. Eg. if you get an error code use
that actual number in conjunction with the name of the software.

If your question relates to a particular product try to find a
forum, supported by the manufacturer, for that product (via
Google).
 
Joe said:
A consultant is someone who borrows your watch and then charges you
for telling the time.
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"Consulting: If you're not a part of the solution, there's good money to
be made in prolonging the problem."

LB
 
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