Unable to open .eml extensions in Outlook Express 6.0

[terrih]

When I attempt to open an email that comes with an .eml extension it will not open. I am using Outlook Express 6.0 with Internet Explorer 6.0. I followed instructions that were under Microsoft Product Support pages that told me "to run the Msimn executable file with the /reg option to force Outlook Express to re-register its file type" or I could "re-register the .eml file type in My Computer". I tried both options and still cannot get mail to open. Then I tried reinstalling Outlook Express 6.0 but that did not help either. I can open under notepad/wordpad but then I only get the text that comes with the message

Any suggestions would be appreciated

 

[jmatt]

http://www.geocities.com/stationeryheavenlinks/eml.htm

Disadvantages of eml format:

1. You cannot view it in your "preview pane" in Outlook Express. The preview pane is where you normally get to browse through your stationery folder and look at the pictures for each stationery. But you can preview them in Windows explorer..*smile*