Outlook2003 Newsreader goes missing!

[news.microsoft.com]

After going through the drill of adding a 'News' entry to the 'Go' menu, I
brought up and configured the news reader. So far so good. I then closed
Outlook (with the reader still open) and used the reader for a while, then
closed it. The next time I brought Outlook up, there was no 'News' item in
the 'Go' menu, and no 'News' item in the customize toolbar palette. How do
I get it back? If there is no way, is there a command line parameter that
fires off the newsreader?

Thanks,
DJ

 

[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, news.microsoft.com
asked:

| After going through the drill of adding a 'News' entry to the 'Go'
| menu, I brought up and configured the news reader. So far so good.
| I then closed Outlook (with the reader still open) and used the
| reader for a while, then closed it. The next time I brought Outlook
| up, there was no 'News' item in the 'Go' menu, and no 'News' item in
| the customize toolbar palette. How do I get it back? If there is no
| way, is there a command line parameter that fires off the newsreader?
|
| Thanks,
| DJ

 

[DJ]

Thanks much - worked fine!

DJ