Installing Newsgroup Reader major glitch

[Guest]

I recently tried to set up Outlook as a newsgroup reader. At first
everything went fine, then something happened. "News" was no longer
available under the "Go" menu. But when I tried to put it back from
"Customize" under the "Go" category "News" simply does NOT appear as one of
the choices. It did the first time around. What happened? More to the
point, how do I fix it? The knowledge base articles only tell me what do,
which I've already done. They don't cover this glitch at all. Please help.
-Leon Myerson.

 

[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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After furious head scratching, Leon Myerson asked:

| I recently tried to set up Outlook as a newsgroup reader. At first
| everything went fine, then something happened. "News" was no longer
| available under the "Go" menu. But when I tried to put it back from
| "Customize" under the "Go" category "News" simply does NOT appear as
| one of the choices. It did the first time around. What happened?
| More to the point, how do I fix it? The knowledge base articles only
| tell me what do, which I've already done. They don't cover this
| glitch at all. Please help. -Leon Myerson.