"News" button missing from the "Go" menu & from the "add button" l

[rgordon]

Last week I had to start reinstalling everything on my computer, including
Windows XP and Outlook following a major problem with the computer. Last
night I got around to reconfiguring Outlook 2003 to invoke Outlook Express as
the newsgroup reader. I followed Outlook 2003's instructions to add the
"news" button to Outlook 2003's "Go" drop down toolbar menu, and all seemed
to work fine. I even then subscribed to and read a number of newsgroups,
etc...

However, today, when I opened up Outlook 2003, the "news" button is gone
from the "Go" toolbar menu! And, when I try to (once again) add the "news"
button to the "Go" toolbar menu from the "add button" "customize" "command"
"Go" list (as I did yesterday, when I first set it up), the "news" button is
no longer on the list of choices to add to the "Go" toolbar!

I seem to recall I had the very same problem right after I first configured
Outlook 2003 to open Outlook Express as the newsgroup reader when I first
bought the computer 18 months ago - but I have no recollection of what was
done to solve the problem back then...

Anhy and all help would be greatly appreciated...

Thanks,
rgordon

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

This is the most frequently posted question in this group.
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.