Re: Cannot access Newsgroups on new machine

From: Robert (Robert_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 13:09:08 -0700

Thanks Michael. I'm on the corporate network with both machines (old and
new). I only use OE for newsgroups. Outlook is what I use for email and
that's working fine. Both machines have the required firewall configuration
and antivirus installed, but it still only works on my old machine. It's so
odd, because all day yesterday newgroups worked just fine within OE. No
configuration or applications were installed between that time and today when
the new laptop stopped working. I found some KB articles about manually
removing/reinstalling OE, but they all apply to SP1 and before. I'm afraid
of doing it w/out a doc specifically stating it will work with XP SP2. Any
other ideas? Thanks again...

Robert

"Michael Santovec" wrote:

> 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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