Outlook opens Outlook files. That's pretty well it.
Try open one in Notepad and see what you can see.
"Glenn M. Rush" <Glenn M.
Rush@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have many saved Outlook files. When I bought a new computer recently, it
> was loaded with the new MS Vista software. I have tried to open my
> Outlook
> files thyrough MS Mail but am not able to do so. I get a MSG file type
> for
> the Outlook files and no response from the Vista software when I try to
> open
> these MSG files. Can someone please give me some direction on how to
> convert
> the MSG files to the new MS Mail format.
>
> Thanks
>
> Glenn M. Rush