I'm trying to subscribe to microsoft newsgroups on my backup laptop, but the
newsgroup subscription service in Outlook Express does not seem to be
working, at least not for me.

After clicking on "msnews.microsoft.com" in the "Folders" pane in OE, and
then on "Newsgroups button", the Newsgroup Subscription window pops up, but
when I type a keyword into the " Display newsgroups which contain: " search
bar, nothing happens.

Am I missing out a step in the the procedure ?

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks
Alan C. B

Does the cursor blink in the search bar? If you type in outlookexpress, is
the list not smaller? Look at the scroll bar size.

Is the list of newsgroups showing in the box below the search bar? If not,
click the Reset button.

If the list is showing, I would remove the account, reboot and add it back.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"Alan C. Brown" wrote in message
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I'm trying to subscribe to microsoft newsgroups on my backup laptop, but
the newsgroup subscription service in Outlook Express does not seem to be
working, at least not for me.

After clicking on "msnews.microsoft.com" in the "Folders" pane in OE, and
then on "Newsgroups button", the Newsgroup Subscription window pops up,
but when I type a keyword into the " Display newsgroups which contain: "
search bar, nothing happens.

Am I missing out a step in the the procedure ?

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks
Alan C. B

"Alan C. Brown" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to subscribe to microsoft newsgroups on my backup laptop, but the
newsgroup subscription service in Outlook Express does not seem to be
working, at least not for me.

After clicking on "msnews.microsoft.com" in the "Folders" pane in OE, and
then on "Newsgroups button", the Newsgroup Subscription window pops up, but

when I type a keyword into the " Display newsgroups which contain: " search
bar, nothing happens.


Are you typing in uppercase? All microsoft newsgroup contain only
lower case letters.

Hmm... apparently there are a few now which do contain Uppercase
letters. Who knew? ; )

BTW it would probably be a good idea to use the Reset List button.
And make sure that you are looking with the All tab, not the Subscribed
or New tabs.


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Am I missing out a step in the the procedure ?

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks
Alan C. B

Robert, thanks for your advice (also Bruce Hagen & PA Bear). The Reset List
button did the trick.

Alan C. Brown

"Robert Aldwinckle" wrote in message
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"Alan C. Brown" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to subscribe to microsoft newsgroups on my backup laptop, but
the
newsgroup subscription service in Outlook Express does not seem to be
working, at least not for me.

After clicking on "msnews.microsoft.com" in the "Folders" pane in OE, and
then on "Newsgroups button", the Newsgroup Subscription window pops up,
but

when I type a keyword into the " Display newsgroups which contain: "
search
bar, nothing happens.


Are you typing in uppercase? All microsoft newsgroup contain only
lower case letters.

Hmm... apparently there are a few now which do contain Uppercase
letters. Who knew? ; )

BTW it would probably be a good idea to use the Reset List button.
And make sure that you are looking with the All tab, not the Subscribed
or New tabs.


---



Am I missing out a step in the the procedure ?

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks
Alan C. B

when I type a keyword into the " Display newsgroups which contain: "
search
bar, nothing happens.

That's not what that Search is for. Hint: Try entering "outlookexpress" or
"windowsxp" or "windows.vista" (w/out the quotes).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Alan C. Brown wrote:
I'm trying to subscribe to microsoft newsgroups on my backup laptop, but
the
newsgroup subscription service in Outlook Express does not seem to be
working, at least not for me.

After clicking on "msnews.microsoft.com" in the "Folders" pane in OE, and
then on "Newsgroups button", the Newsgroup Subscription window pops up,
but
when I type a keyword into the " Display newsgroups which contain: "
search
bar, nothing happens.

Am I missing out a step in the the procedure ?

Would appreciate any advice.

Thanks
Alan C. B