Can't jump to news from OL 2003

[Bob S]

I like to jump to the newsreader directly from OL 2003. Fortunately I
recently
found instructions on how to drag the "news" menu entry to the "Go" menu
(Tools\Customize\Commands; then select "Go" in the Categories column and
"News" in the Commands column and drag it to the Go menu). I did this and
it showed up. Unfortunately, when I rebooted, it no longer showed "News" on
the Go menu, nor was it among the choices to add to it any longer. Can
somebody tell me how to fix this? Thanks.
Bob

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

It's a known issue with Outlook 2003. Try the following -- it seems to work
for many:

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, 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 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.

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

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[Bob S]

Thanks Jocelyn. It worked fine.

It's a known issue with Outlook 2003. Try the following -- it seems to work
for many:

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, 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 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.

--
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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