Hello All:

Just upgraded to office 2003 and cannot get outlook express working as my
default news reader. In Outlook 2000, I had my toolbar customized with the
NEWS button and it worked fine for years. After upgrading, it worked one
time and after which, when I clicked the NEWS button, I got the content of
folder in my profile.

I read where you need to open Outlook Express from the start menu first and
select it as the default newsreader but that doesn;t work. Any ideas?

Thanks

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 furious head scratching, DJ asked:

| Hello All:
|
| Just upgraded to office 2003 and cannot get outlook express working
| as my default news reader. In Outlook 2000, I had my toolbar
| customized with the NEWS button and it worked fine for years. After
| upgrading, it worked one time and after which, when I clicked the
| NEWS button, I got the content of folder in my profile.
|
| I read where you need to open Outlook Express from the start menu
| first and select it as the default newsreader but that doesn;t work.
| Any ideas?
|
| Thanks