Problem setting up Outlook 2003 newsgroup

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I've found a bunch of messages with the same problem, but no solution so far.

I recently installed Outlook 2003. I followed the directions for adding th
news icon to the GO menu and it appeared to work.

I clicked on the NEWS icon and it started to take me through first time setup. However, I cancelled part way throught in order to find out my DNNS setting. When I tried to return, clicking on NEWS opened a folder, rather than the first time setup program

Thinking that I should start from scratch again, I deleted the NEWS icon from the GO menu. But when I went back to add the icon again, it is no long listed in the customization area

In response to another users inquiry which was similar, one of the MVP's suggested changing the control panel Internet newsgroup option to "Outlook Express" but that didn't seem to help.

What's up with this? Anyone have any ideas?
 
The sequence of commands that seems to work for most is as follows: Go 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, click the "Don't ask me again" 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 just as described above and see what happens.
If all else fails, you can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook
Express and include the /newsonly switch -- that gives you the same result
as accessing the newsreader via the News command in Outlook.

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Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please
reply only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***


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