Outlook 2003 News button or command disappears

R

Ro

Every time I place a News button in Outlook it
disappears. When it does, I go back to Tools > Customize
Commands > Go, and the News command is gone from there
as well. IE Tools > Internet Options > Programs doesn't
even list Outlook as an available Newsreader. Set Program
Access and Defaults doesn't have a newsreader category. I
don't want to have to use Outlook Express as a
newsreader. Has anyone had this problem?
 
M

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]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

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

| Every time I place a News button in Outlook it
| disappears. When it does, I go back to Tools > Customize
|| Commands > Go, and the News command is gone from there
| as well. IE Tools > Internet Options > Programs doesn't
| even list Outlook as an available Newsreader. Set Program
| Access and Defaults doesn't have a newsreader category. I
| don't want to have to use Outlook Express as a
| newsreader. Has anyone had this problem?
 
M

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.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

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

| Yes i have this problem, and I'm beginning to really hate
| microsoft 2003
|| -----Original Message-----
|| Every time I place a News button in Outlook it
|| disappears. When it does, I go back to Tools > Customize
||| Commands > Go, and the News command is gone from there
|| as well. IE Tools > Internet Options > Programs doesn't
|| even list Outlook as an available Newsreader. Set Program
|| Access and Defaults doesn't have a newsreader category. I
|| don't want to have to use Outlook Express as a
|| newsreader. Has anyone had this problem?
|| .
 

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