Re: All newsgroups keep subscribing

From: Vanguardx (see_signature)
Date: 10/31/04 

Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2004 14:40:55 -0600

"Lorne" <guesswho@hotmail.com>
wrote in news:uvb88%233vEHA.824@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl:
> "and delete the value for the dialog you want back"
> Not really sure what I should put in there for a value? Could you
> explain a little further please :-)
>
>
> "Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in
> message news:OYmLx53vEHA.2588@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> "Lorne" <guesswho@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OFRtTp3vEHA.2192@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
>>> Hello all;
>>> When I view a newsgroup and then exit it, with out subscribing to
>>> it, I close out of outlook express 6 and then log back on the
>>> newsgroup is there still. It has automatically subscribed to it!
>>> How does one remove this feature? I search a lot of newsgroups and
>>> end up with lots that are useless, unlike this one :-), . this all
>>> started when I had to reinstall everything. Using IE 6 and outlook
>>> express 6 sp 2 installed and all the updates
>>>
>>> Thank you for any info on this
>>> Lorne
>>
>> Did you ever close an unsubscribed newsgroup and click the box not
>> to show the dialog to subscribe again?
>>
>> If so, open Regedit and navigate to
>> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Identities\{GUID}\Software\Microsoft\Outlook
>> Express\5.0\Dont Show Dialogs
>> and delete the value for the dialog you want back.
>>
>> --
>> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
>> Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
>> http://www.fjsmjs.com
>> Protect your PC
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

He did NOT tell you to change the value. He said to DELETE it! If you
want the subscribe dialog back then delete the "Ask Subscribe" data
item. http://support.microsoft.com/?id=216884 provides an example. 

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