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jimkochanski
Aug 28, 2009, 10:34:01 PM8/28/09
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When searching Microsoft's Discussion Groups from
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx, does the
search feature utilize/recognize any boolean or other operators such as AND,
OR, NOT, etc.?
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx, does the
search feature utilize/recognize any boolean or other operators such as AND,
OR, NOT, etc.?
Michael Santovec
Aug 29, 2009, 1:49:31 PM8/29/09
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Apparently not. It searches for threads contains all the keywords
that you list.
that you list.
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jimkochanski
Aug 29, 2009, 7:16:01 PM8/29/09
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Any suggestions on a user-friendly, robust, free way to search Microsoft's
Discussion Groups?
Discussion Groups?
StephenB
Aug 29, 2009, 8:03:22 PM8/29/09
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I believe that the Microsoft Public newsgroups (the discussion groups in the web
interface) are archived by Google Groups, so you can try searching them through
Google.
-steve
interface) are archived by Google Groups, so you can try searching them through
Google.
-steve
jimkochanski <jimkoc...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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Stryed
Oct 4, 2009, 7:24:01 PM10/4/09
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Microsoft search machines are the most disgustingly useless things. The same
happens to their windows and office help searchh making the help becoming
useless. A third party always gives better results. The same coes with their
"advanced search" as they dare call it. It is not understandable how such a
big concern selling everything so expensive does not provide some sort of a
more serious search. Of course this is why we should avoid also their web
search machines. I don't even want to try them because that is what they use
fir their sites. So...
happens to their windows and office help searchh making the help becoming
useless. A third party always gives better results. The same coes with their
"advanced search" as they dare call it. It is not understandable how such a
big concern selling everything so expensive does not provide some sort of a
more serious search. Of course this is why we should avoid also their web
search machines. I don't even want to try them because that is what they use
fir their sites. So...
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