Lost News command in Outlook 2003

[Bob Henson]

I have found many references to this, but none with a satisfactory answer.
In moving the "News" command in Outlook 2003 to the "Go" menu, it
disappeared; and I would prefer to get it back - it's easier than using a
separate shortcut. I'm using Vista (spit!) on this machine so it has, of
course, Windows Mail instead if OE. This is set as the default for news,
both from the "Default Programs" screen and in the Winmail Tools/Options
etc. Neither "repairing" Office, or resetting the toolbars in
Outlook/customise/options/reset menu etc. will restore the missing command.
Vista (spit!) won't let me remove the default settings for Winmail to see if
re-instating it helps - unless you can tell me how to hack the registry or
whatever else works. Does anyone have any other ideas as to what to try.

Regards,

Bob

 

[Roady [MVP]]

This issue is much more of an Outlook 2003 issue than it has to do with
Windows Vista. The logic behind the button is that it should launch your
default newsreader. However, it is not very reliable in quite a few
configurations; even on Windows XP.

You can of course always make a shortcut to Windows Mail (or Windows Live
Mail even), in the Shortcuts Navigation of Outlook 2003.
If you really want it to be a menu button, then you can also create a custom
toolbar button and assign it to launch any application that you like.
For details see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/customizetoolbar.htm

 

[Bob Henson]

This issue is much more of an Outlook 2003 issue than it has to do with
Windows Vista. The logic behind the button is that it should launch your
default newsreader. However, it is not very reliable in quite a few
configurations; even on Windows XP.

You can of course always make a shortcut to Windows Mail (or Windows Live
Mail even), in the Shortcuts Navigation of Outlook 2003.
If you really want it to be a menu button, then you can also create a
custom toolbar button and assign it to launch any application that you
like.
For details see;
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/customizetoolbar.htm

Thanks for the tip - I did exactly that, and created a new toolbar and
assigned it to run a desktop link to Windows Mail in /news mode. That seemed
to be the only way to run it in "news" mode as when I added the hyperlink to
the button it wouldn't let me add a command line option to the .exe file
address. Well it would, but it kept converting the /news to \news and then
coming up with an error message when it was run - is there a way round that,
out of curiosity? I tried putting the command in parenthesis and then the
option (as you do in a normal shortcut) but that gave an even bigger mess in
the error message when run.

Regards,

Bob

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

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 or
Vista's Mail. If OE/Mail 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.


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[Bob Henson]

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 or
Vista's Mail.

As I mentioned initially - I already did. Internet options calls the Default
Programs screen in Vista.

If OE/Mail 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.

It didn't. I recall from doing the same for OE under XP on my laptop, that
it was quite important to say "no" at that point - even if it was already
set to be the default - however, I didn't get that option this time. Thanks
for your help anyway, and I may well keep on trying out of sheer dogged
persistance. For the time being I followed the workaround and made a new
button on my own toolbar so I can do what I want to now.

BTW - as an MPV you must spend a lot of time reading messages in here -
doesn't top posting drive you crazy? It makes it very hard work for you if
folks don't edit their mail.

Regards,

Bob