Include A Newsreader In Outlook 2007

[Sam]

This is something which the free MS email programs (Outlook Express, Windows
Mail, Windows Live Mail) all have built-in, and yet MS fails to include one
in its PAID mail programs.
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[Gordon]

This is something which the free MS email programs (Outlook Express,
Windows
Mail, Windows Live Mail) all have built-in, and yet MS fails to include
one
in its PAID mail programs.

Because - the huge majority of installations of Outlook are in BUSINESSES
where employees do NOT, and in most organisations are not allowed to, use a
news reader.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Haven't been paying attention, have you? This is a long dead issue. This is
by design. Most Outlook users do not want their email and PIM program to
read news too. There are plenty of free news reader you can use for that
purpose.

 

[Jan Kuipers]

There already is an Outlook Newsreader.

Look at:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/IE/community/columns/outlookvsoe.mspx and
you can read:

Tip: You don't have to install Outlook to see what the Outlook Newsreader
looks like.

1.
Make sure Outlook Express is closed.

2.
Click Start, and then click Run.

3.
In the Open box, type msimn /outnews.

4.
Click OK.








It is in fact Outlook Express but now it's called Outlook Newsreader. And
at:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/downloads
you can download a reg-file that sets Outlook as the default newsreader. It
also works with Outlook 2007.
Or make a new shortcut and put "C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe"
/outnews in it.

Jan