Me, a new OS beta tester...?!

> tell us how you was able to participate
>
> "DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
> news:93v262h59sdfgaudrg9o7cqaoqugtp932s@4ax.com...

>> Hello all. I'm new.
>>
>> Well, I guess the kids at Redmond have gotten down to the Windows
>> Feedback Panelists, as I've been asked to participate in the upcoming
>> (starting in June) review of whatever Beta of Vista that they'll be
>> sending out for same.
>>
>> While I'm not exactly a power user, I do know my way around Windows
>> PCs a bit having three desktops running a combo of XP Home and Pro on
>> a wireless network, etc. I tend to be a good boy maintaining my
>> boxes, running utilities and keeping AV updates,...well,... updated,
>> etc. My mother-ship is a Dell P4 8300 with 1.5 GIG of memory, ATI
>> Radeon 9550.
>>
>> As for critical apps and utilities I run Spysweeper, McAfee AV(look
>> out?), GoTo My PC, Quicken 2004, Adobe PS Elements. Any other
>> information you need to help me with this big "should I or shouldn't
>> I" question, ask away,...if you want to participate that is ;-)

>
>

> Hello all. I'm new.
>
> Well, I guess the kids at Redmond have gotten down to the Windows
> Feedback Panelists, as I've been asked to participate in the upcoming
> (starting in June) review of whatever Beta of Vista that they'll be
> sending out for same.
>
> While I'm not exactly a power user, I do know my way around Windows
> PCs a bit having three desktops running a combo of XP Home and Pro on
> a wireless network, etc. I tend to be a good boy maintaining my
> boxes, running utilities and keeping AV updates,...well,... updated,
> etc. My mother-ship is a Dell P4 8300 with 1.5 GIG of memory, ATI
> Radeon 9550.
>
> As for critical apps and utilities I run Spysweeper, McAfee AV(look
> out?), GoTo My PC, Quicken 2004, Adobe PS Elements. Any other
> information you need to help me with this big "should I or shouldn't
> I" question, ask away,...if you want to participate that is ;-)

>tell us how you was able to participate
>
>"DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
>news:93v262h59sdfgaudrg9o7cqaoqugtp932s@4ax.com.. .

>> Hello all. I'm new.
>>
>> Well, I guess the kids at Redmond have gotten down to the Windows
>> Feedback Panelists, as I've been asked to participate in the upcoming
>> (starting in June) review of whatever Beta of Vista that they'll be
>> sending out for same.
>>
>> While I'm not exactly a power user, I do know my way around Windows
>> PCs a bit having three desktops running a combo of XP Home and Pro on
>> a wireless network, etc. I tend to be a good boy maintaining my
>> boxes, running utilities and keeping AV updates,...well,... updated,
>> etc. My mother-ship is a Dell P4 8300 with 1.5 GIG of memory, ATI
>> Radeon 9550.
>>
>> As for critical apps and utilities I run Spysweeper, McAfee AV(look
>> out?), GoTo My PC, Quicken 2004, Adobe PS Elements. Any other
>> information you need to help me with this big "should I or shouldn't
>> I" question, ask away,...if you want to participate that is ;-)

>

>Why would they wait until June though?
>--

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but my assumption is that most persons
> posting here and the other MS Vista Usenet groups are also beta
> testers(?)

> Hello all. I'm new.
>
> Well, I guess the kids at Redmond have gotten down to the Windows
> Feedback Panelists, as I've been asked to participate in the upcoming
> (starting in June) review of whatever Beta of Vista that they'll be
> sending out for same.
>
> While I'm not exactly a power user, I do know my way around Windows
> PCs a bit having three desktops running a combo of XP Home and Pro on
> a wireless network, etc. I tend to be a good boy maintaining my
> boxes, running utilities and keeping AV updates,...well,... updated,
> etc. My mother-ship is a Dell P4 8300 with 1.5 GIG of memory, ATI
> Radeon 9550.
>
> As for critical apps and utilities I run Spysweeper, McAfee AV(look
> out?), GoTo My PC, Quicken 2004, Adobe PS Elements. Any other
> information you need to help me with this big "should I or shouldn't
> I" question, ask away,...if you want to participate that is ;-)

>I am going to be Very Angry at Microsoft if us MSDN Tester's Don't get a
>New Build on Monday, May 22nd, 2006 (Which is When Beta 2 is Supposed to
>Come Out, at least According to PT from http://www.winsupersite.com), just
>FYI.
>
> "DJ Bjorklund" <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in message
> news:93v262h59sdfgaudrg9o7cqaoqugtp932s@4ax.com...

>> Hello all. I'm new.
>>
>> Well, I guess the kids at Redmond have gotten down to the Windows
>> Feedback Panelists, as I've been asked to participate in the upcoming
>> (starting in June) review of whatever Beta of Vista that they'll be
>> sending out for same.
>>
>> While I'm not exactly a power user, I do know my way around Windows
>> PCs a bit having three desktops running a combo of XP Home and Pro on
>> a wireless network, etc. I tend to be a good boy maintaining my
>> boxes, running utilities and keeping AV updates,...well,... updated,
>> etc. My mother-ship is a Dell P4 8300 with 1.5 GIG of memory, ATI
>> Radeon 9550.
>>
>> As for critical apps and utilities I run Spysweeper, McAfee AV(look
>> out?), GoTo My PC, Quicken 2004, Adobe PS Elements. Any other
>> information you need to help me with this big "should I or shouldn't
>> I" question, ask away,...if you want to participate that is ;-)

>
>

>DJ Bjorklund <bjork57@hickorytech.net> wrote in
>news:7oc4625ieei47bcjpchi5dj0v12h6qea5f@4ax.com :
>

>> Correct me if I'm wrong, but my assumption is that most persons
>> posting here and the other MS Vista Usenet groups are also beta
>> testers(?)

>
>You're wrong, this is a public newsgroup and anyone can read/post here.
>Beta testers are given information about private newsgroups which
>require a user name and password to access.
>
>Please remember this and be a bit careful of posting anything that
>might be against the non-disclosure agreement you signed or will sign.