Walter R. wrote:
MS Windows 7 will not have an e-mail program or a newsreader. Does this mean
the end of newsgroups like this one? Even Windows 7 has no newsgroup from
the MS News Server. Looks like the newsgroups are being replaced by web
based forums. Is this correct. Will hate to lose alt.home.repair


Clearly computers allow you to install programs above and beyond what
they have "out of the box". If you should happen to find yourself using
that OS you could simply download and install whatever you need.