I have taken the survey and I have several PC's and a couple of servers that do not have Internet access so they do need on box help. Not to mention the time when our internet connection is down for many reasons. Work should not have to stop and wait while changes are being made to the network down the line.
From: Thomas W Shinder [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:31 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Decide on the Future of Microsoft on-box Help Correct. But the goal is to provide admins with what they need and to get a broader view of what admins need. I know that MVPs are often polled, but MVPs aren't always inline with "in the trenches" admins, so we want to see if there's much of a difference. From: Michael B. Smith [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 8:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Decide on the Future of Microsoft on-box Help I think a lot of this turns out to be about the tools and the effort involved in generating "help" in different formats. We've had this discussion with the Exchange team several times now. (Where "we" means "Exchange MVPs".) Regards, Michael B. Smith Consultant and Exchange MVP http://TheEssentialExchange.com From: Andrew S. Baker [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 9:01 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Decide on the Future of Microsoft on-box Help Disks are large enough to keep it local, with supplemental help online. I need basic help to remain on the box in case there is no internet connectivity. -ASB: http://XeeSM.com/AndrewBaker On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 8:24 AM, Thomas W Shinder <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Hey guys, What do you think of on-box help? Does it make the application too heavy? Is it something you ever use? Is it just wasting disk space because you never use and nobody uses it either? Would the world be better off without on-box help, or would it be the end of the world if it were gone? I want to know! Take the survey located at the following link and have a hand in whether on-box help stays "in the box" or migrates somewhere else. It's only two questions and your answers will determine whether there is a .chm file included with Windows products in the future. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MJWPL5F Thanks! Tom ------------------------- Tom Shinder [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> MS ISD iX UAG Direct Access/Anywhere Access Team The "Edge Man" blog (DA all the time): http://blogs.technet.com/tomshinder/default.aspx Follow me on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tshinder Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tshinder ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
