Why can't I download all the newsgroups?

[Chris F]

When I try to download all the newgroups from my ISP, it gets to 29,000 and
something and stops dead! When I click cancel in the window, it shuts down
Outlook Express.
I've tried this quite a few times over the last couple of months with the
same result, it always freezes up at the 29 thousand count.
Using XP Pro on 56 K.
All replies appreciated, thanks!

[Al Dykes]

In article >,
Chris F > wrote:
>When I try to download all the newgroups from my ISP, it gets to 29,000 and
>something and stops dead! When I click cancel in the window, it shuts down
>Outlook Express.
> I've tried this quite a few times over the last couple of months with the
>same result, it always freezes up at the 29 thousand count.
> Using XP Pro on 56 K.
> All replies appreciated, thanks!
>
>


56 K on a phone line ?

This has gotta be a troll......

--
Al Dykes
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[Chris F]

Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I connect at that speed LOL! Usually I
connect at 46.6.
I also just did the SFC/ scannow thinking some files went missing, but that
didn't help either.


"Al Dykes" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> Chris F > wrote:
> >When I try to download all the newgroups from my ISP, it gets to 29,000
and
> >something and stops dead! When I click cancel in the window, it shuts
down
> >Outlook Express.
> > I've tried this quite a few times over the last couple of months with
the
> >same result, it always freezes up at the 29 thousand count.
> > Using XP Pro on 56 K.
> > All replies appreciated, thanks!
> >
> >
>
>
> 56 K on a phone line ?
>
> This has gotta be a troll......
>
> --
> Al Dykes
> -----------
>
>

[Chris F]

After it froze again I went into task manager, and msimn.exe is using 90+%
of the cpu.
Any ideas?


"Chris F" > wrote in message
...
> Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I connect at that speed LOL! Usually I
> connect at 46.6.
> I also just did the SFC/ scannow thinking some files went missing, but
that
> didn't help either.
>
>
> "Al Dykes" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article >,
> > Chris F > wrote:
> > >When I try to download all the newgroups from my ISP, it gets to 29,000
> and
> > >something and stops dead! When I click cancel in the window, it shuts
> down
> > >Outlook Express.
> > > I've tried this quite a few times over the last couple of months with
> the
> > >same result, it always freezes up at the 29 thousand count.
> > > Using XP Pro on 56 K.
> > > All replies appreciated, thanks!
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> > 56 K on a phone line ?
> >
> > This has gotta be a troll......
> >
> > --
> > Al Dykes
> > -----------
> >
> >
>
>

[Rob Schneider]

Chris F wrote:

> Sorry, I didn't mean to imply that I connect at that speed LOL! Usually I
> connect at 46.6.
> I also just did the SFC/ scannow thinking some files went missing, but that
> didn't help either.
>
>
> "Al Dykes" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>In article >,
>>Chris F > wrote:
>>
>>>When I try to download all the newgroups from my ISP, it gets to 29,000
>
> and
>
>>>something and stops dead! When I click cancel in the window, it shuts
>
> down
>
>>>Outlook Express.
>>>I've tried this quite a few times over the last couple of months with
>
> the
>
>>>same result, it always freezes up at the 29 thousand count.
>>>Using XP Pro on 56 K.
>>>All replies appreciated, thanks!
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>56 K on a phone line ?
>>
>>This has gotta be a troll......
>>
>>--
>>Al Dykes
>>-----------

>>
>
>
>

My hunch is something wrong on the ISP side. Suggest you contact them.
Assume you have also setup to Microsoft's server at msnews.microsoft.com
and while there are not 29,000 groups on this server, at least you can
confirm your Outlook works ok. Could also try another "open" newsgroup
server somewhere which provides more than 29,000 but I don't know of any
that are open like this. Only ones I know of are connectd to my ISPs.

[Chris F]

< My hunch is something wrong on the ISP side. Suggest you contact them.
Assume you have also setup to Microsoft's server at msnews.microsoft.com
and while there are not 29,000 groups on this server, at least you can
confirm your Outlook works ok. Could also try another "open" newsgroup
server somewhere which provides more than 29,000 but I don't know of any
that are open like this. Only ones I know of are connectd to my ISPs.>

Thanks. I'm off this week and will do that. I was starting to think it
might be the ISP's problem.