Internet News Downloads Newsgroup List Every Time (162735)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0 for Windows NT 4.0
This article was previously published under Q162735 IMPORTANT: This article contains information about editing the registry.
Before you edit the registry, you should first make a backup copy of the
registry files (System.dat and User.dat). Both are hidden files in the
Windows folder.
SYMPTOMS
The list of newsgroups may be downloaded every time you start Internet
News or open the Newsgroups dialog box.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if you have changed your user name or password on
the news server. This causes the current list of newsgroups to be
considered invalid, requiring a new list of newsgroups to be downloaded.
RESOLUTIONWARNING: Using Registry Editor incorrectly can cause serious problems
that may require you to reinstall Windows 95. Microsoft cannot guarantee
that problems resulting from the incorrect use of Registry Editor can be
solved. Use Registry Editor at your own risk.
NOTE: For information about how to edit the registry, view the Changing
Keys And Values online Help topic in Registry Editor (Regedit.exe). Note
that you should make a backup copy of the registry files (System.dat and
User.dat) before you edit the registry.
Delete the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Mail and
News\News\<server name>\Group List Dirty
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Mail and
News\News\<server name>\Invoke on Startup
where <server name> is the name of the news server in which you changed
your user name and password.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
When you change the user name and password combination for a given news
server, Internet News assumes that the list of groups is no longer valid
and marks the "Group List Dirty" and "Invoke on Startup" registry keys. If
these values are present when you start Internet News, a new list of
newsgroups is downloaded.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/28/2004 |
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| Keywords: | KB162735 |
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