Vista - Microsoft Communities

When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one of
the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows Mail
is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on for
the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this message?
What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

Yes, I am and I am glad to know that it is not just me. It is rather
annoying.

Mike Bernstein

"jimrx4" <jimrx4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA68DB5D-7798-49AD-8E87-1A4C622A4057@microsoft.com...
> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one
> of
> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows
> Mail
> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on
> for
> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this
> message?
> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

I have the same problem too.

"jimrx4" wrote:

> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one of
> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows Mail
> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on for
> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this message?
> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

Me too

"Tim Thein" <TimThein@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have the same problem too.
>
> "jimrx4" wrote:
>
>> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one
>> of
>> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows
>> Mail
>> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
>> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on
>> for
>> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this
>> message?
>> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

well, mine works... that's how I'm reading these posts...

is your server set to msnews.microsoft.com
Tools - Accounts - News - Properties - server

no logon is required


"jimrx4" <jimrx4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA68DB5D-7798-49AD-8E87-1A4C622A4057@microsoft.com...
> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one
> of
> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows
> Mail
> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on
> for
> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this
> message?
> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

same problem here too, jim ... however, despite the warning, i don't seem to
have any functionality impeded, so i'm assuming it's a bogus alert. just one
more little example of the extent to which our friends in redmond have their
heads firmly planted up their poop chutes..........
___________________________________

"jimrx4" <jimrx4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA68DB5D-7798-49AD-8E87-1A4C622A4057@microsoft.com...
> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one
> of
> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows
> Mail
> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on
> for
> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this
> message?
> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

Of course. It was set up upon installation of Vista/Ult. As I said, I have
made no changes in my acoounts since my initial installation of Vista. The
other replies infer they haven't made changes either and this problem started
occurring a few days ago. Perhaps the problem is in Microsoft's news servers.

"Dave" wrote:

> well, mine works... that's how I'm reading these posts...
>
> is your server set to msnews.microsoft.com
> Tools - Accounts - News - Properties - server
>
> no logon is required
>
>
> "jimrx4" <jimrx4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FA68DB5D-7798-49AD-8E87-1A4C622A4057@microsoft.com...
> > When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one
> > of
> > the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows
> > Mail
> > is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
> > signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on
> > for
> > the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this
> > message?
> > What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.
>
>

I have the same thing


"jimrx4" wrote:

> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one of
> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows Mail
> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on for
> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this message?
> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

Glad to see I am not the only one having this problem.

D


"jimrx4" <jimrx4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:FA68DB5D-7798-49AD-8E87-1A4C622A4057@microsoft.com...
> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one
> of
> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows
> Mail
> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on
> for
> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this
> message?
> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.

No Dave, you are reading these posts because Live ID is not required to get
NG messages or to post for that matter.

D


"Dave" <dave@roadrunner.com> wrote in message
news:%23axPJ5%23ZHHA.4552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> well, mine works... that's how I'm reading these posts...
>
> is your server set to msnews.microsoft.com
> Tools - Accounts - News - Properties - server
>
> no logon is required
>
>
> "jimrx4" <jimrx4@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:FA68DB5D-7798-49AD-8E87-1A4C622A4057@microsoft.com...
>> When I open Windows Mail and go to Microsoft Communities and cleck on one
>> of
>> the Newsgroups I wish to read I receive the following message. "Windows
>> Mail
>> is unable to use Microsoft Communities features at this time. Please try
>> signing into Microsoft Communities again later." This has been going on
>> for
>> the past few days. I've changed nothing. Any one else receive this
>> message?
>> What am I doing wrong? I have changed nothing knowingly.
>