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I can't remember how I found Neowin, but I do know I have used Neowin for years. Sometimes I look back at my posts and say "Wow, I had some bad grammar! I can't believe I wasn't banned earlier than I was." :rolleyes: I used to annoy people on Neowin because I was not even a teenager yet, most of the time I didn't realize it since I was too young, I was one of the caps lock lovers. I do admit I have had other accounts on Neowin, but gave them up 2 years ago because I made a promise I would make a fresh start on Neowin and not make another dumb thread or post that would bring my reputation down. Thats exactly what I did, and now I just turned 15 in December, next year I'll be on the road. :yes:

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I'm here because of a download required for an HP course. I signed because I want to learn more about an OS I am gradually getting used to; but will deny I ever said that. It is also the first Vista site I've found and can make reasonable sense of.

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My first post was about a graphical inconsistency I'd discovered in Windows XP, but I'd discovered the site awhile before that. I believe I originally found my way here looking for "Post your desktop" threads way back when ThemeXP was a semi-legitimate customization site.

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Hello. I find this website by an 2003 forum on winmatrix.com. I was just looking to see some other things back in the old days to see what I could find, of what they had anything like a cool program or something. Then somebody in the forum mentioned about checking out this website for more information about "Exclusive: MSN Messenger 6.0 News". So then I entered the address in Google Chrome and wow, a beautiful front page with a cool color theme (my favorite color is blue and deep blue sky). Then I saw about some giveaways and everything but what I notice on the front page was that it was very informational and still a very cool website! And I knew I had to join in. I like forums like this, that's very helpful and informational from just a few other forums. And now I'm a member! :D

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