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.EML file associations
Posted by Finney144 on February 13th, 2006


Several attachments with .EML extensions have recently appeared from trusted
correspondants but I've not been able to open them. If anyone can help I
shall be most grateful. I'm running XP Home.

Finney

Posted by Iceman on February 13th, 2006


On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 12:39:24 -0800, Finney144 wrote in message
<news:FA6BDC3A-321A-48B0-8CF2-679C7F48612A@microsoft.com>:

Do a Shift-Right click on the .EML file and then choose 'Open With' and
choose Outlook Express (msimn.exe) as the program to open it with and see
if that fixes it.

Posted by Opinicus on February 13th, 2006



"Finney144" <Finney144@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

Files with the .eml extension should be opened by Outlook Express (and also
Outlook (?)). Is neither of them installed on your system?

--
Bob
http://www.kanyak.com



Posted by Wesley Vogel on February 13th, 2006


..eml files open with Outlook Express unless you have installed another
E-mail program.

[[Note: .EML files are used by other E-mail clients as well. Note: .EML
files with "funny" names in multiple folders implies the Nimda worm. OE
removes access to attachments using this file extension. However, using
forward on the tool bar in OE the attachment shows as an envelope that if
clicked opens the attachment (use caution if you do this, it could be a
worm). Note: This file type can become infected and should be carefully
scanned if someone sends you a file with this extension.]]
from...
http://www.filext.com/detaillist.php...&Search=Search

--
Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:FA6BDC3A-321A-48B0-8CF2-679C7F48612A@microsoft.com,
Finney144 <Finney144@discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:

Posted by Carey Frisch [MVP] on February 13th, 2006


File Extension Details for .EML
http://filext.com/detaillist.php?extdetail=EML

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User

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"Finney144" wrote:

| Several attachments with .EML extensions have recently appeared from trusted
| correspondants but I've not been able to open them. If anyone can help I
| shall be most grateful. I'm running XP Home.
|
| Finney

Posted by Finney144 on February 14th, 2006




"Finney144" wrote:

Thank you everyone! I have both Outlook and Outlook Express installed.
I've altered the association in Folders Options and I'm hoping for the best.
I really am very grateful. I just wonder how the original set up got
corrupted but I'm not about to worry too much about it! Thanks again.


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