How do I set up newsgroups when the news icon can't be found?

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I had initially set up newsgroups without any difficulty, but now they are
gone in Outlook. I reinstalled Outlook when I could not find the news tab to
drag it to the Go column as the instructions indicate. How can I find it? I
am running WindowsXP Home Edition and Outlook 2003.
Thank you. Jeanine ([email protected])
 
Try Outlook Express rather than Outlook.
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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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After furious head scratching, Jeanine asked:

| I had initially set up newsgroups without any difficulty, but now
| they are gone in Outlook. I reinstalled Outlook when I could not find
| the news tab to drag it to the Go column as the instructions
| indicate. How can I find it? I am running WindowsXP Home Edition and
| Outlook 2003.
| Thank you. Jeanine ([email protected])
 
Jeanine said:
I had initially set up newsgroups without any difficulty, but now
they are gone in Outlook. I reinstalled Outlook when I could not find
the news tab to drag it to the Go column as the instructions
indicate. How can I find it? I am running WindowsXP Home Edition and
Outlook 2003.
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To quote Russ Valentine:

"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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