Microsoft KB Archive/135981

Internet Explorer Error Message: Unable to Read News

PSS ID Number: Q135981 Article last modified on 03-08-1996

95

WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

When you try to access a news URL with Internet Explorer, you may receive the following error message:

Unable to read news. MCM.DLL is missing entry point NewsProtocolHandler. You may have an incorrect version of MCM.DLL. Try setting up your news program again.

= CAUSE =

Internet Explorer requires the version of the Mcm.dll file that is distributed with The Microsoft Network version 1.05 to access news URLs.

= RESOLUTION =

Upgrade to The Microsoft Network version 1.05. This will cause the correct version of the Mcm.dll file to be installed on your computer.

= MORE INFORMATION =

If you choose to use a LAN connection or a third-party Internet service provider as your provider when you run the Internet Setup Wizard in Microsoft Plus! for Windows 95, the version of The Microsoft Network that is included with Windows 95 does not get upgraded from version 1.0 to 1.05. You can upgrade to The Microsoft Network version 1.05 by running the Internet Setup Wizard again and specifying The Microsoft Network as your service provider.

KBCategory: kbenv KBSubcategory: plusfest win95 winplus msiexplore Additional reference words: 95 newsreader newsgroup usenet ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1996.