Microsoft OEM Partner Center

System Builder Forums

The forums are staffed weekdays to answer your questions about preinstallation of systems and applications:

All submissions and replies must be made in English.
Our goal is to provide a 48-hour response to all questions.

For post-installation questions, locate the product you have questions about in the Partner Online Technical Communities.

Getting the Most from Your Communities

To view and participate in your private system builder forums, you must first log in.
Bookmark the following page for easy access:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/partnersysbuild
Note that all private system builder forums are labeled Partner.
NNTP reader access will be available in coming months.

Give us your comments, feedback, and suggestions.

How to Log On to System Builder Forums:

Go to http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/categories
Click Sign In.
Log in using the same Windows Live ID that you use for this Web site.
You will be prompted to create a new profile.
Choose a display name.
Read and accept the terms of the agreement.

OPTIONAL To add more information about yourself, click My Profile at the top of the page, and click Edit Profile.

After you complete your profile, go to the URL below for the private system builder forums:
http://social.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/partnersysbuild

NOTE It is recommended that you bookmark the URL above. If you need to change your profile at any time, sign in and then click on your name in the upper right hand corner.

The search feature is currently not working for private forums but will be implemented in the near future.

Review Frequently Asked Questions for additional information about forums.

System Builder Forums

Click on a forum below and sign in with your Windows Live ID to read posts and participate in the community.

See the Forums FAQ for additional information on how to use the forums.

Using the System Builder Forum User Interface

The System Builder Forum page consists of three panes:

A left navigational pane allows users to see and navigate available topics in a tree structure format.
The right side is divided into two separate panes:

The left pane allows users to see and navigate the postings and replies in a list view.
The right pane will show the actual posting message and allows you to post new messages, post a reply to an existing message for all to view, reply to the sender by e-mail, and forward the posting by e-mail.

If you have any questions about the forums, please contact msoemnet@microsoft.com.