Outlook Newsreader won't set up new account

Outlook 2003 will launch Outlook Newsreader, but when I click on the Set up a
Newsgroups account... link, nothing happens. The statusbar at the bottom
indicates I'm Working Online. I'm using Windows 2000. Any ideas? Thanks.

You're asking a question about Outlook Express. This newsgroup is for
support of Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002 & 2003 from the
Office family for Intel PCs. For Outlook Express (OE) support try posting in
one of these newsgroups:
microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.outlookexpress for OE 4.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac for the Macintosh version of OE
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups

If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
for all the microsoft.public newsgroups). The links under the newsgroup
references are for use with MS's web newsreader (not exactly the best way to
post but it works for some people)

Also a good source of Outlook Express info can be found here:
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/


--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"sclark" <sclark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:856E07FE-E45C-448F-809B-F50F1A0DE0D7@microsoft.com...
> Outlook 2003 will launch Outlook Newsreader, but when I click on the Set
> up a
> Newsgroups account... link, nothing happens. The statusbar at the bottom
> indicates I'm Working Online. I'm using Windows 2000. Any ideas? Thanks.

My understanding was the version of Outlook Express launched from within
Outlook 2003 via the Go - News command was a stripped down version, and that
the fact it was luanched via Outlook might have something to do with the
problem - so I posted here. I will try the other groups as well.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

> You're asking a question about Outlook Express. This newsgroup is for
> support of Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002 & 2003 from the
> Office family for Intel PCs. For Outlook Express (OE) support try posting in
> one of these newsgroups:
> microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.outlookexpress for OE 4.x
> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
> microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac for the Macintosh version of OE
> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
>
> If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this group
> try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
> for all the microsoft.public newsgroups). The links under the newsgroup
> references are for use with MS's web newsreader (not exactly the best way to
> post but it works for some people)
>
> Also a good source of Outlook Express info can be found here:
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/
>
>
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "sclark" <sclark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:856E07FE-E45C-448F-809B-F50F1A0DE0D7@microsoft.com...
> > Outlook 2003 will launch Outlook Newsreader, but when I click on the Set
> > up a
> > Newsgroups account... link, nothing happens. The statusbar at the bottom
> > indicates I'm Working Online. I'm using Windows 2000. Any ideas? Thanks.
>
>
>

It is Outlook Express through and through.
Just a little sleight of hand on Microsoft's part to make you think
otherwise, for which we thank them every day.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"sclark" <sclark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:A5466AA0-6505-4367-9AC4-368B940C133C@microsoft.com...
> My understanding was the version of Outlook Express launched from within
> Outlook 2003 via the Go - News command was a stripped down version, and
> that
> the fact it was luanched via Outlook might have something to do with the
> problem - so I posted here. I will try the other groups as well.
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> You're asking a question about Outlook Express. This newsgroup is for
>> support of Outlook 97, 98, 2000, 2002 & 2003 from the
>> Office family for Intel PCs. For Outlook Express (OE) support try posting
>> in
>> one of these newsgroups:
>> microsoft.public.inetexplorer.ie4.outlookexpress for OE 4.x
>> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlookexpress for OE 5.x
>> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
>> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlookexpress for OE 5.5x
>> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
>> microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress for OE 6.x
>> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
>> microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac for the Macintosh version of OE
>> http://support.microsoft.com/newsgr...n-us;newsgroups
>>
>> If those groups aren't carried on the news server that's carrying this
>> group
>> try using msnews.microsoft.com (MS's public news server that's the source
>> for all the microsoft.public newsgroups). The links under the newsgroup
>> references are for use with MS's web newsreader (not exactly the best way
>> to
>> post but it works for some people)
>>
>> Also a good source of Outlook Express info can be found here:
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/
>>
>>
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "sclark" <sclark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:856E07FE-E45C-448F-809B-F50F1A0DE0D7@microsoft.com...
>> > Outlook 2003 will launch Outlook Newsreader, but when I click on the
>> > Set
>> > up a
>> > Newsgroups account... link, nothing happens. The statusbar at the
>> > bottom
>> > indicates I'm Working Online. I'm using Windows 2000. Any ideas?
>> > Thanks.
>>
>>
>>