Access to News groups disappears after first use and exiting.

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JER

Have used OE for a number of years for email and News Group access. Thought
I might experiment and then switch to Outlook. Set it up, and, received
reply on the test. I know it was working. Then tried to set up newsgroups.
Followed directions as outlined in help. Last direction was to drag News to
"Go". Finished ... went to go and selected News. All the News Groups I had
earlier setup in OE came up. Played around looking at some posts. Then
exited. Then when I went back to Go, News was no longer there. Completely
disappeared. I am using Outlook 2003. Actually recopied a "Ghost" image back
to drive so as to start from scratch again. Same scenario. Can someone help
me here?

Jerry
 
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JER

When I go back to try and re-institute News (News Groups)
Tools/Customize/Commands/Go/ News is no longer there for a selection.
Strange .... Help .... Please!
Jerry
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, JER asked:

| Have used OE for a number of years for email and News Group access.
| Thought I might experiment and then switch to Outlook. Set it up,
| and, received reply on the test. I know it was working. Then tried
| to set up newsgroups. Followed directions as outlined in help. Last
| direction was to drag News to "Go". Finished ... went to go and
| selected News. All the News Groups I had earlier setup in OE came up.
| Played around looking at some posts. Then exited. Then when I went
| back to Go, News was no longer there. Completely disappeared. I am
| using Outlook 2003. Actually recopied a "Ghost" image back to drive
| so as to start from scratch again. Same scenario. Can someone help me
| here?
|
| Jerry
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

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.
 
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