Microsoft At Home Community - Find tips, help, and ideas from experts and people like you

Technical enthusiasts and average home users are meeting on the Internet every day in lively online communities to share ideas, experience, and expertise about Microsoft products and services. It's a great way to learn about technology. If you are new to online communities, visit the Getting Started page.

Related communities for you at home

Use these independent, non-Microsoft Web sites to discuss technology and get helpful information from other users.

•	Windows Photo Story A site to show you how to get the best results out of Photo Story for Windows and your digital camera.

•	The Kim Komando Show Kim Komando hosts the No. 1 talk radio show about technology, computers, and the Internet.

•	Windows Movie Makers An active online community dedicated to helping users of Windows Movie Maker 2 software.

•	More non-Microsoft community sites

•	Tell us about a community site

Selected community discussions

Some examples of the helpful and fun conversations in Microsoft community newsgroups and forums.

•	How do I move the Refresh button back where it was before? From Internet Explorer Community

•	My new laptop can access only one of two computers on the network. From Windows XP Networking and the Web Newsgroup

•	CD-RW drive can't recognize blank CDs From Windows XP Basics

Most popular downloads

This automated list is updated daily to show the software that is being downloaded most frequently by home users.

1.
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats

2.
Windows Internet Explorer 8 for Windows XP

3.
Update for Windows XP (KB932823)

4.
Windows Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP

5.
.NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86)

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Top community contributors

•	John Buechler John "PapaJohn" Buechler is a devoted MVP and author of a book on Windows Movie Maker 2.

Microsoft communities for you at home

•	Digital Photography community

•	Games for Windows community

•	Home Networking community

•	Instant Messaging community

•	Internet Explorer community

•	Media Center community

•	Microsoft At Work community

•	Microsoft Games Insider communities

•	Microsoft Links community

•	Microsoft Mactopia community

•	New user community

•	Office Online

•	Printing, imaging, and faxing community

•	Tablet PC community

•	Windows Media community on Expert Zone

•	Windows Media community on Windows Media Web site

•	Windows Mobile communities

•	Windows Movie Maker community

•	Windows Vista community

•	Windows XP Expert Zone community

•	Xbox.com community

Microsoft newsletters and RSS feeds for you at home

•	At Home and At Work A monthly e-newsletter with tips on how to use technology more effectively both at home and at work.

•	Security for Home Computer Users A monthly e-newsletter that's packed with valuable information to help you protect your home computer.

•	Exploring Windows A monthly e-newsletter with the latest news and information about Windows.

•	At Home RSS An RSS feed that delivers new At Home content to you on a regular basis.

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