That means that you didn't follow everything in the
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312355

In particular, step 6 of the second procedure there.

The command line for EML files needs to be

"C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /eml:%1

You are missing the parameter

/eml:%1

or have an error in it. That's what tells OE to open the EML file
rather than just open/switch to itself.

For best results, copy/paste the above command line. As for the
parameter, there must be one or more spaces after the
"C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE"
(quotes are required) and before the parameter. The parameter is slash
E M L colon percent one (no spaces in that).

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"June" wrote in message
...
I have done all these already. My problem is that when I try to open
.eml
file, only OE application opens, not the message itself. I can open
.eml
file with Notpad, but when there are attachments, I can't get them
from
Notpad. Thanks.
June

"PA Bear" wrote:

Save an EML file to your hard-drive (e.g., your desktop)
Right-click on
the EML file Open with Select Outlook Express (msimn.exe) and
also check
the "Always open with..." box.

If no joy, see http://support.microsoft.com/kb/312355
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


June wrote:
I'm using outlook express 6.0. When I try to open a .eml file, it
only
opens the regular outlook express application. This problem started
when I
had a new computer with Windows XP Professional Version 5.1 SP 2,
and only
on my computer in the office. Before I had Windows XP, I used
Windows
2000
and didn't have such problem. Actually I can open .eml file on any
other
computers in the office with either Win 2000 or Win XP.

I do Windows update regularly.

I appreciate any help or comments.