Problem with News

[Droopy]

While I've used OE at home for years, I decided to activate Outlook since it
seems to do a better job of handling contacts. I'm familiar with Outlook
since it's the standard in my workplace. I tried to activate newsgroups in
Outlook and followed the instructions from the Help menu. I followed the
pathway: Toolbar Options -> Add or Remove Buttons -> Customize ->
Commands -> Go. I dragged News to the Standard toolbar and unfortunately
let go of the mouse button too soon and it showed as a button on the
Standard toolbar. First use was OK but when I went back later instead of
taking me to news groups it navigated me through the files of my computer.
So I deleted it with the intent of going through the process of reinstalling
it in the Go menu. When I went back through the pathway followed above News
was no longer there. I suspect I should have dragged it back to where it
resided in the first place.

How do I get it back? Will reinstalling the software do it?

TIA,

Robin

 

[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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After furious head scratching, Droopy asked:

| While I've used OE at home for years, I decided to activate Outlook
| since it seems to do a better job of handling contacts. I'm familiar
| with Outlook since it's the standard in my workplace. I tried to
| activate newsgroups in Outlook and followed the instructions from the
| Help menu. I followed the pathway: Toolbar Options -> Add or Remove
| Buttons -> Customize ->
| Commands -> Go. I dragged News to the Standard toolbar and
| unfortunately let go of the mouse button too soon and it showed as a
| button on the Standard toolbar. First use was OK but when I went
| back later instead of taking me to news groups it navigated me
| through the files of my computer. So I deleted it with the intent of
| going through the process of reinstalling it in the Go menu. When I
| went back through the pathway followed above News was no longer
| there. I suspect I should have dragged it back to where it resided
| in the first place.
|
| How do I get it back? Will reinstalling the software do it?
|
| TIA,
|
| Robin

 

[Droopy]

Thanks, Milly, the first solution seems to be working.

Robin

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"