Web Info & Tutorials

MVP Sites

• The Windows Support Center, run by MVP Jim Eshelman, is one of the Expert Zone Featured Communities. The Windows Support Center Forums, known as the AumHa Forums, are a good place to find some expert community information about Service Pack 2.
• Dan De Mar with Jupiter Jones, run by MVP Mat Kimball, has an extensive section on SP2 that answers many frequently asked questions.

Live Webcast

• MVP Charlie Russel, a columnist for the Windows XP Expert Zone site since the launch of Windows XP, will deliver a live webcast presentation on How to get and install Service Pack 2. Wednesday, September 1, 2004: 10:00 AM Pacific time (Greenwich mean time - 7 hours) The webcast will also be available for viewing on demand if you cannot make the live session. This webcast is for home users and those who help home users in the online community.

Chats and Newsgroups

• There's an ambitious schedule of live chats coming up where you can get quick answers to your questions. The attendance for these chats has been increasingly lively. Jana Carter, the chat manager for the Microsoft Communities team, deserves credit for scheduling and promoting these. Here is the chat schedule.
• Windows XP Service Pack 2 is the dominant topic of discussion in the Windows XP Newsgroups. The MVPs, Microsoft support pros, and other experts are providing a lot of helpful and specific advice. If you have questions, search for answers there.

About this blog

The WebLog is a new feature of the Expert Zone. The Recent Blog Posts feature on the home page displays entries from Microsoft employees writing in this and other blogs of interest to home users and Windows XP enthusiasts. We have bloggers from many parts of the Windows organization at Microsoft, from different divisions and different roles within the company.

The blog is not a great support forum. If you need help, please see the resources above or elsewhere on the Expert Zone, the Windows XP Web site, and the Microsoft Support Web site.

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Chris Norred, technical editor

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Posted Jun 02, 2004

By Gail McClellan, Windows Media Knowledge Center team

This morning we posted the technical beta release of Windows Media Player 10. We've made a lot of great changes to the Player including a streamlined UI, lots of online Music Store choices and the Auto Sync feature. Auto Sync is great because it enables seamless, automatic synchronization of music, video, and even recorded TV and photos to supported portable devices. Additionally, we have posted beta editions of our software developer kits (SDKs) for Player 10 , Windows Media Rights Manager and Windows Media Device Manager. Remember that this is a really early version, but I am very excited about the new features and functionality. If you would like to check it out, visit our website at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/mp10/default.aspx#download . If you decide to try it and have some feedback, please send it to our newsgroup at http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/community/newsgroups/WindowsMedia/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.windowsmedia.beta&lang=en&cr=US .

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.