Vista Tutorial - News Only

The /newsonly switch doesn't seem to work for Windows Mail as it did for
Outlook Express. It would open Outlook Express without all the e-mail
options so as just to display things that are relevant to Usenet.

Is there some other way to get this functionality back or have we just lost
it?

TIA

Try

"C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" /news

Assuming C is the system drive.

steve

"elziko" <elziko@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:OVj3m%23vCHHA.4372@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> The /newsonly switch doesn't seem to work for Windows Mail as it did for
> Outlook Express. It would open Outlook Express without all the e-mail
> options so as just to display things that are relevant to Usenet.
>
> Is there some other way to get this functionality back or have we just
> lost
> it?
>
> TIA
>

along the same lines.. before upgrading to Vista I was able to type
news://msnews.microsoft.com into IE and it would fire up my default news
reader (outlook express) is there some way of doing this now with Windows
Mail (which I only use for reading news .. as I have outlook)

thanks Kevin


"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
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> Try
>
> "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" /news
>
> Assuming C is the system drive.
>
> steve
>
> "elziko" <elziko@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:OVj3m%23vCHHA.4372@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> The /newsonly switch doesn't seem to work for Windows Mail as it did for
>> Outlook Express. It would open Outlook Express without all the e-mail
>> options so as just to display things that are relevant to Usenet.
>>
>> Is there some other way to get this functionality back or have we just
>> lost
>> it?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>

"kevin forsythe" <kevinfor@noemail.postalias> wrote in message
news:uNo7Kv7CHHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> along the same lines.. before upgrading to Vista I was able to type
> news://msnews.microsoft.com into IE and it would fire up my default news
> reader (outlook express) is there some way of doing this now with Windows
> Mail (which I only use for reading news .. as I have outlook)


It works here on 5744.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Answer in newsgroup. Don't send mail.

"kevin forsythe" <kevinfor@noemail.postalias> wrote in message
news:uNo7Kv7CHHA.2176@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> along the same lines.. before upgrading to Vista I was able to type
> news://msnews.microsoft.com into IE and it would fire up my default news
> reader (outlook express) is there some way of doing this now with Windows
> Mail (which I only use for reading news .. as I have outlook)
>
> thanks Kevin


Go to Control Panel > Default Programs > Set Associations

This dialogue box is a massive improvement on the XP Folder Options box.

Right at the bottom there are the Protocols. Make sure NEWS is set to
Windows Mail.

ss.

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
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> Try
>
> "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" /news

Thanks very much!

Looks like the email options are still available though.

Try

/outnews

or

/newsonly

steve

"elziko" <elziko@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:eenEXQADHHA.3676@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news0376368-9385-4589-A8E6-78DADBE86726@microsoft.com...
>> Try
>>
>> "C:\Program Files\Windows Mail\WinMail.exe" /news
>
> Thanks very much!

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:C9A55907-D09F-4E27-9B24-AE3767A1A975@microsoft.com...
> Looks like the email options are still available though.
>
> Try
>
> /outnews
>
> or
>
> /newsonly
>


I've been using the /outnews switch since you mentioned this, and also added
it to my server, from which I have been gradually moving OE duties off.

I've just noticed that it works better in OE. The inbox and junk emal
folders still show in WM.

This program is not finished.

ss.