Re: Cannot access Newsgroups on new machine

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From: Michael Santovec (michael_santovec_at_prodigy.net)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 11:34:07 -0700

How are you connoting to the Internet? Via a dial-up or corporate LAN or something else?

Are you using Outlook Express for mail? Is that working OK?

If you have a firewall installed (e.g. Zone Alarm, Norton System Works, etc.), check its
settings and error logs to make sure that is it not blocking your news program. 

-- 
Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
"Robert" <Robert@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:C67BE258-3240-42B4-971F-D6E3410D88E3@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
> I recently received a new laptop for work.  I've used the File Transfer
> Wizard in XP to move most of my important files and settings from my old Dell
> laptop to my new one.  This also appears to have transferred my OE newsgroup
> settings, as they appeared right away once this process was done.  I was able
> to access these newsgroups on my new laptop w/out error for 1 day.  However,
> today when I try to use them I am unable to.
>
> As soon as I select one of my newsgroups, immediately the following error is
> displayed "The server could not be found."  The details button reveals:
> Configuration:
>   Account: msnews.microsoft.com
>   Server: msnews.microsoft.com
>   Protocol: NNTP
>   Port: 119
>   Secure(SSL): 0
>   Code: 800ccc0d
>
> I get this same message for multiple news servers.  The exact same setup
> (server name, user, password, etc.) is still working just fine on my original
> computer, just not on the new one.  I've tried deleting the accounts and
> setting them up again using the same settings that are working on my old
> laptop, but continue to get the same error.  I'm running Win XP SP2.  Anyone
> have any ideas what I can do?  Thanks in advance,
>
> Robert
>
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