Newsgroups

[Bob Campbell]

This is similar to the post earlier this afternoon (1:54 p.m. PST).

I just installed Office 2003. I put News on the Go menu. When I click on
News, it opens OE as a newsreader. Everything is fine. But when I exit out
of Outlook and open Outlook again, the News button is no longer there.

So I reinstalled Office 2003 and the same thing happened again. Is there a
quicker way to bring the News button back and keep it visible?

Bob.

 

[Rob Schneider]

This is similar to the post earlier this afternoon (1:54 p.m. PST).

I just installed Office 2003. I put News on the Go menu. When I click on
News, it opens OE as a newsreader. Everything is fine. But when I exit out
of Outlook and open Outlook again, the News button is no longer there.

So I reinstalled Office 2003 and the same thing happened again. Is there a
quicker way to bring the News button back and keep it visible?

Bob.

Even if this "problem" can be solved, isn't it just as good to put an
icon to OE on the desktop and use that to launch news?

If you add the /newsonly command, e.g.

"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /newsonly

it's even quicker.

 

[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, click the "Don't ask me again" box and then click the No button.

 

[Bob Campbell]

Hi Russ,

The default newsreader was Outlook Express. It is the only option in the
Newsgroups drop list.

Bob.

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, click the "Don't ask me again" box and then click the No button.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

This is similar to the post earlier this afternoon (1:54 p.m. PST).

I just installed Office 2003. I put News on the Go menu. When I click on
News, it opens OE as a newsreader. Everything is fine. But when I exit out
of Outlook and open Outlook again, the News button is no longer there.

So I reinstalled Office 2003 and the same thing happened again. Is there a
quicker way to bring the News button back and keep it visible?

Bob.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Was this an upgrade installation? Have you made sure OE is _not_ set as the
default in OE?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi Russ,

The default newsreader was Outlook Express. It is the only option in the
Newsgroups drop list.

Bob.

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, click the "Don't ask me again" box and then click the No button.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

This is similar to the post earlier this afternoon (1:54 p.m. PST).

I just installed Office 2003. I put News on the Go menu. When I click on
News, it opens OE as a newsreader. Everything is fine. But when I exit out
of Outlook and open Outlook again, the News button is no longer there.

So I reinstalled Office 2003 and the same thing happened again. Is

there

a

 

[Bob Campbell]

Yes, this was an upgrade installation (of Office 2003 Professional over
Office XP Professional).
And yes, OE is _not_ set as the default newsreader in OE: under Tools,
Options, General tab: it has "This application is NOT the default News
handler."

Was this an upgrade installation? Have you made sure OE is _not_ set as the
default in OE?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi Russ,

The default newsreader was Outlook Express. It is the only option in the
Newsgroups drop list.

Bob.

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, click the "Don't ask me again" box and then click the No button.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
This is similar to the post earlier this afternoon (1:54 p.m. PST).

I just installed Office 2003. I put News on the Go menu. When I

click

on exit
out there

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Not much else you can do then assuming you've also reset your Toolbar.

You can add the "outnews" or "newsonly" switch to the command line
on any shortcut to OE (msimn.exe) to open OE in newsreader only mode.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes, this was an upgrade installation (of Office 2003 Professional over
Office XP Professional).
And yes, OE is _not_ set as the default newsreader in OE: under Tools,
Options, General tab: it has "This application is NOT the default News
handler."

Was this an upgrade installation? Have you made sure OE is _not_ set as the
default in OE?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Hi Russ,

The default newsreader was Outlook Express. It is the only option in the
Newsgroups drop list.

Bob.

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, click the "Don't ask me again" box and then click the No button.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
This is similar to the post earlier this afternoon (1:54 p.m. PST).

I just installed Office 2003. I put News on the Go menu. When I

click

on
News, it opens OE as a newsreader. Everything is fine. But when I exit
out
of Outlook and open Outlook again, the News button is no longer there.

So I reinstalled Office 2003 and the same thing happened again. Is there
a
quicker way to bring the News button back and keep it visible?

Bob.

 

[Bob Campbell]

Ok. Thanks for your help.