Microsoft KB Archive/169447

= How to Create a Shortcut to a Newsgroup =

Article ID: 169447

Article Last Modified on 7/15/2004

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.0
 * Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0
 * Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0

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This article was previously published under Q169447



SUMMARY
This article describes how to create a shortcut to a newsgroup. You can then use the shortcut to access the newsgroup without starting Internet News or Outlook Express first.



MORE INFORMATION
To create a shortcut to a newsgroup, follow these steps:

 Right-click an empty area of the desktop, point to New on the menu that appears, and then click Shortcut. In the Command Line box, type the following line:

news:// /newsgroup

where is the name of the news server provided by your Internet service provider (ISP) or Intranet administrator, and is the name of the news group. For example:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.test

 Click Next. Type a descriptive name for the shortcut. Click Finish.

NOTE: This process assumes that Internet Mail and News or Outlook Express has been properly configured. For information about how to configure Internet News, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

153841 How to Configure Microsoft Internet News for Windows 95

For more information about how to configure Outlook Express, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

171164: How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News

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