This I've done, but it doesn't open the attachment, just minimises the mail
message instead, and nothing else happens...

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Your first post said emf files, hence my suggesting a program.

Save an .eml attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With |
Choose Program. Find and choose a program that works, Outlook Express, and
then check the box: Always use this program to open this kind of file. This
should enable you to open these attachments in the future.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"CJP338" wrote in message
...
The file isn't there, so I have nothing to associate with .eml files...

"Ron Sommer" wrote:

msimn.exe is not in i386.
msimn.ex_ is in i386.
You can't associate .eml files to msimn.ex_ .

msimn.exe is in C:\Program Files\Outlook Express.
It is a system file, so it is probably hidden.

Save an .eml file to your hard drive.
Right click on the .eml file, Open With, select Outlook Express or Browse
to
C:\Program Files\Outlook Express and select msimn.exe.
Check 'Always use this program'.
--
Ronald Sommer

"CJP338" wrote in message
...
The .exe file is not in the OE folder but it is running in Task
Manager...
I
found it under a folder called i386. I've associated the file with
this,
but
when I try to open the .eml file now, it closes the original mail it is
attached to and nothing else happens...

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\. There is no msimn in the right hand
pane?
msimn.exe /is/ Outlook Express.

Ctrl+Alt+Delete, Processes tab. You don't have msimn.exe listed when
OE
is
running?

I may be wrong since I have never had an .emf file to open, but from
what
I
see in searching, you need one of these programs, just as you need
Power
Point Viewer to open a .pps attachment.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"CJP338" wrote in message
news I need the missing msimx.exe file? So it will open the attachment
with
Outlook Express...

"Bruce Hagen" wrote:

Do you have one of the programs for Windows listed here?
http://www.fileinfo.net/extension/emf

If you do:

Save the attachment to your HDD. Right click on it and Open With |
Choose
Program. Find and choose a program that works and then check the
box:
Always
use this program to open this kind of file. This should enable you
to
open
these attachments in the future.

If you don't have a program listed, here is the site for IrfanView.

Download IrfanView at:
www.irfanview.com
or:
http://www.tucows.com/preview/194967.html
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"CJP338" wrote in message
...
I have received emails with .emf attachments. I understand that I
need
to
associate this file extension with msimx.exe, but this file is
missing
from
my Outlook Express folder. How do I install this missing .exe
file?