Outlook Newsgroups

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Dave

Recently got a new PC using MS Outlook 2003. Trying to
access newsgroups so I followed the help steps to get the
newsgroups command added to the GO menu. It seemed to
access and look for the newsgroups but no I am having
several problems.
1) Sometimes the NEWS command is not under the GO menu.
Seems hit or miss as to wether or not it appears.
2) When it does appear under the GO menu and I click on
it, it does not go to newsgroups. Just opens a directory
with various unknown files in it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

TKS

Dave
 
To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.
 
This worked perfect! Thanks for the advice.

-----Original Message-----
To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Recently got a new PC using MS Outlook 2003. Trying to
access newsgroups so I followed the help steps to get the
newsgroups command added to the GO menu. It seemed to
access and look for the newsgroups but no I am having
several problems.
1) Sometimes the NEWS command is not under the GO menu.
Seems hit or miss as to wether or not it appears.
2) When it does appear under the GO menu and I click on
it, it does not go to newsgroups. Just opens a directory
with various unknown files in it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

TKS

Dave
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