Vista - Microsoft Communities Connection

With the help of the Vista Newsgroup I have been able to stop the Dial-up
Connection popup window when connected by DSL; but, when starting Windows
Mail, I still get a recurrent window when first I click on a Microsoft
newsgroup: "Windows Mail is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at
this time. Please try signing into Microsoft Communities again later."

Yet I am connected via a DSL connection and the newsgroups messages seem up
to date and time.
Can anyone explain why I get the message and how to correct this ?

Windows Mail - Tools - Accounts - Highlight Windows Community
click Properties - Windows Live ID - check Never Use Community
Features - APPLY and OK your way out. Close Mail and restart.

"Don Bouchard" <deebeeX@Xjhu.edu> wrote in message
news:B848C57C-1D2C-4379-B407-D110730FE59B@microsoft.com...
> With the help of the Vista Newsgroup I have been able to stop the Dial-up
> Connection popup window when connected by DSL; but, when starting Windows
> Mail, I still get a recurrent window when first I click on a Microsoft
> newsgroup: "Windows Mail is unable to use Microsoft Communities features
> at this time. Please try signing into Microsoft Communities again later."
>
> Yet I am connected via a DSL connection and the newsgroups messages seem
> up to date and time.
> Can anyone explain why I get the message and how to correct this ?
>
>

Thank you. Your prompt, effective advice is wonderful and appreciated.

Don

"Spirit" <noone@notthere.net> wrote in message
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> Windows Mail - Tools - Accounts - Highlight Windows Community
> click Properties - Windows Live ID - check Never Use Community
> Features - APPLY and OK your way out. Close Mail and restart.
>
> "Don Bouchard" <deebeeX@Xjhu.edu> wrote in message
> news:B848C57C-1D2C-4379-B407-D110730FE59B@microsoft.com...
>> With the help of the Vista Newsgroup I have been able to stop the Dial-up
>> Connection popup window when connected by DSL; but, when starting Windows
>> Mail, I still get a recurrent window when first I click on a Microsoft
>> newsgroup: "Windows Mail is unable to use Microsoft Communities features
>> at this time. Please try signing into Microsoft Communities again later."
>>
>> Yet I am connected via a DSL connection and the newsgroups messages seem
>> up to date and time.
>> Can anyone explain why I get the message and how to correct this ?
>>
>>
>