Lost the newsreader

[Chris Pflaum]

I tried to install the newsreader. I followed the
instructions and put "news" on top of go and closed the
options on the standard menu. After the attempt, it was
not in the "Go" menu nor anywhere else on the taskbar. So
I tried again. However, there was no longer a "News"
option on the list to the right of the categories list. I
then tried the autorepair process under the help menu,
hoping to get the news option back, still no newsreader
to be found.

Any ideas short of a complete reinstall?

 

[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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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Chris Pflaum asked:

| I tried to install the newsreader. I followed the
| instructions and put "news" on top of go and closed the
| options on the standard menu. After the attempt, it was
| not in the "Go" menu nor anywhere else on the taskbar. So
| I tried again. However, there was no longer a "News"
| option on the list to the right of the categories list. I
| then tried the autorepair process under the help menu,
| hoping to get the news option back, still no newsreader
| to be found.
|
| Any ideas short of a complete reinstall?