[RESOLVED] WinXP Pro News server?

September 19th, 2001, 01:01 PM

HHHmmm....Call me crazy, and I would tend to agree with you...I want/need to run WinXP Pro with a News Server...I can't figure it out. Does XP HAVE a News server option?

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September 25th, 2001, 09:55 AM

Um...not sure if this is exactly what you meant.....but Outlook Express 6, which comes standard with XP allows you to set up a news server.....

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September 25th, 2001, 10:51 AM

should have been clearer in my post...

OE is a news CLIENT. I need to set up a news SERVER for people to post to like you can in 2000.....do I have my terminology wrong?
sigh....

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September 25th, 2001, 12:40 PM

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<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by joshuaratus:
should have been clearer in my post... OE is a news CLIENT. I need to set up a news SERVER for people to post to like you can in 2000.....do I have my terminology wrong?
sigh....

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XP will do absolutely everything that 2000 can and more. So I hope that answers your question.

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September 25th, 2001, 12:52 PM

here we go again....
in winXP professional, we cannot find any reference to running a NEWS SERVER as a service....in win2k professional NEWS SERVER runs as a service.....hello? How in the @^@&$*^% do you set up XP PRO to run a news SERVER SERVICE??

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September 25th, 2001, 01:01 PM

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<font face="Tahoma, Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Geneva" size="2">Originally posted by joshuaratus:
here we go again....
in winXP professional, we cannot find any reference to running a NEWS SERVER as a service....in win2k professional NEWS SERVER runs as a service.....hello? How in the @^@&$*^% do you set up XP PRO to run a news SERVER SERVICE??

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Don't you set that up in IIS? FYI, XP doesn't install IIS automatically. You have to go the the Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs -> Add Windows Components and then choose IIS Services.

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September 25th, 2001, 04:27 PM

Good point on installing IIS as XP does not install it by default. However....installing IIS does not give me the news server service....HELP!!!????

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September 19th, 2001, 01:01 PM	#1
joshuaratus Guest Posts: n/a	WinXP Pro News server? HHHmmm....Call me crazy, and I would tend to agree with you...I want/need to run WinXP Pro with a News Server...I can't figure it out. Does XP HAVE a News server option? ------------------ I keep my last remaining brain cell in a little plastic box with some foam....

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September 25th, 2001, 09:55 AM	#2
Mogul Guest Posts: n/a	Um...not sure if this is exactly what you meant.....but Outlook Express 6, which comes standard with XP allows you to set up a news server..... ------------------ I'm back like Joe Isuzu!

September 25th, 2001, 10:51 AM	#3
joshuaratus Guest Posts: n/a	should have been clearer in my post... OE is a news CLIENT. I need to set up a news SERVER for people to post to like you can in 2000.....do I have my terminology wrong? sigh.... ------------------ I keep my last remaining brain cell in a little plastic box with some foam....

September 25th, 2001, 12:52 PM	#5
joshuaratus Guest Posts: n/a	here we go again.... in winXP professional, we cannot find any reference to running a NEWS SERVER as a service....in win2k professional NEWS SERVER runs as a service.....hello? How in the @^@&$*^% do you set up XP PRO to run a news SERVER SERVICE?? ------------------ I keep my last remaining brain cell in a little plastic box with some foam....

September 25th, 2001, 04:27 PM	#7
joshuaratus Guest Posts: n/a	Good point on installing IIS as XP does not install it by default. However....installing IIS does not give me the news server service....HELP!!!???? ------------------ I keep my last remaining brain cell in a little plastic box with some foam....