New Windows 2000 Newsgroups

[Tony Gaston [MS]]

Greetings,

Today we will create the following NEW newsgroups for the RTM Version of
Windows 2000

The existing Beta Newsgroups (microsoft.public.win2000.beta) will be removed
on 2/17/2000

Please post your questions to the appropriate group for the best response.

microsoft.public.win2000.enable
microsoft.public.win2000.active_directory
microsoft.public.win2000.advanced_server
microsoft.public.win2000.applications
microsoft.public.win2000.developer
microsoft.public.win2000.dns
microsoft.public.win2000.fax
microsoft.public.win2000.file_system
microsoft.public.win2000.games
microsoft.public.win2000.general
microsoft.public.win2000.group_policy
microsoft.public.win2000.hardware
microsoft.public.win2000.macintosh
microsoft.public.win2000.msi
microsoft.public.win2000.multimedia
microsoft.public.win2000.netware
microsoft.public.win2000.networking
microsoft.public.win2000.new_user
microsoft.public.win2000.printing
microsoft.public.win2000.ras_routing
microsoft.public.win2000.registry
microsoft.public.win2000.security
microsoft.public.win2000.setup
microsoft.public.win2000.setup_deployment
microsoft.public.win2000.setup_upgrade
microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.apps
microsoft.public.win2000.termserv.clients
microsoft.public.win2000.windows_update

Enable
Questions about making Windows 2000 easier to use for individuals who have
difficulty typing or using a mouse, have moderately impaired vision or are
deaf or hard-of-hearing.

Active_Directory
The Active_Directory group is for the discussion of Directory Services and
User Management.

Advanced_Server
The Advanced_Server group is for the discussion of the Advanced Server
product including cluster services.

Applications
The Applications group is for the discussion of 16 and 32 bit applications,
including NetDDE and OLE.

Developer
The developer group is for the discussion of developing applications for
Windows 2000.

DNS
The DNS group is for the discussion of the Domain Name system.

Fax
The FAX group is for the discussion of Faxing to or from Windows 2000.

File_System
The File_System group is for the discussion of file systems, Distributed
File System (DFS), disk quotas, mirrors, file compression, file encryption,
stripe sets, backups and other forms of fault tolerance.

Games
The Games group is for the discussion of playing and installing games on
Windows 2000.

General
The general group is for discussion not appropriate for other groups. Please
post to the most appropriate group for the best results.

Group_Policy
The Group_Policy group is for the discussion of implementing and modifying
Group Policies on Windows 2000.

Hardware
The Hardware group is for the discussion of hardware and driver support for
Windows 2000 including Power Management and ACPI issues.

Macintosh
The Macintosh group is for the discussion of Services for Macintosh
including service install, connectivity, printing and the AppleTalk protocol

MSI
The MSI group is for the discussion of the Microsoft Software installer.

Multimedia
The multimedia group is for the discussion of multimedia hardware and
software on Windows 2000, including DVD software and hardware decoders.

Netware
The Netware group is for the discussion of the interoperability between
Windows 2000 and Novell NetWare.

Networking
The Networking group is for the discussion of networking and Windows 2000,
including Windows Load Balancing and IPSEC and all Windows networking
protocols.

New_User
The New_User group is for discussions relating to users who are new to or
unfamiliar with Windows 2000.

Printing
The Printing group is for the discussion of all printing issues except for
Macintosh printing.

RAS_Routing
The RAS_Routing group is for the discussion of Remote Access and Routing
issues, including PPTP and L2TP.

Registry
The Registry group is for the discussion of the Windows 2000 registry,
including modification, permissions, and remote manipulation of the
registry.

Security
The security group is for the discussion of security issues in Windows 2000.

Setup
The Setup group is for the discussion of setup and installation issues.

Setup_Deployment
The Setup_Deployment group is for the discussion of large-scale deployments
of Windows 2000, including cloning and unattended installations.

Setup_Upgrade
The Setup_Upgrade group is for the discussion of upgrading to Windows 2000
from other operating systems.

TermServ_Apps
The Terminal_Server_Applications group is for the discussion of application
installation and operation with Terminal Services enabled as an Application
Server.

TermServ_Clients
The TermServ_Clients group is for the discussion of all aspects of clients
for Terminal Server, including connectivity and functionality.

Windows_Update
The WindowsUpdate group is for the discussion of the Windows Update site for
Windows 2000.

Tony Gaston
Microsoft Technical Support

Window NT MVP Lead

[Charles Kuchar]

Thanks for the info. I think I need info on all those things. Didn't
see a group for licensing issues so I will post it in General. Bye
gentlemen and ladies....

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[Jeff Jorczak]

What about a forum for IIS5 for web applications (DNA2000)?