Hi Martin,

I'm at a loss to offer another suggestion short of a repair/reinstall. This
is a somewhat difficult process and success is not guaranteed. The answer
may lie in the Registry, but this is a guess. Someone might have a better
suggestion.

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

At the bottom of the article there are instructions for preparing to
reinstall OE by first editing the Registry. This works for other versions of
Windows except Windows 95.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"nitram001" wrote in message
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Hi Tim - thanks for your suggestions and I tried them all but without
success;
I checked in tools, options, Maintenance, and there are no selections to
remove posts.
There are no news rules in use
I am using news.blueyonder.co.uk, but I also tried some others - it made no
difference.
I removed the newsgroup account and replaced it, no change
I tried in another identity (another user of this PC) - same problem
I created new identity in outlook (on my login) - the problem remains still,

thanks for some other ideas...

Best Regards, Martin