Why does your command have a hyphen after the 1?
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Ronald Sommer
"Urbane.Tiger" <viking.warrior@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I am running XP, here is everything I know that might be pertinent
>
> Is there an association for .eml files. It should be associated with
> Internet E-Mail Message and show Opens with Windows Live Mail
>
> The command for open should be something like (between the
> shes) -"C:\Program Files\Windows Live\Mail\wlmail.exe" /eml:%1-
>
> Make sure the association works. Assuming you are using the default
> location then your emails are in folders within "C:\Documents and
> Settings\<your user name>\Local Settings\Application
> Data\Microsoft\Windows
> Live Mail" folder - they will have names you recognise (email account
> names,
> Storage Folders etc) - double click on an .eml file in one of those
> folders
> and you should see it in a WLM message window.
>
> If that works and .elm attachments don't, save one of the attachments to
> your desktop and double click it. If that works and double clicking on it
> in the mailing list attachment doesn't then WLM has a problem.
>
> I am guessing that the mail with the eml attachments(s) comes from a
> mailing
> list - it is possible that you can assess that mailing list in another,
> and
> IMO, better manner - many mailing lists are archived as Newsgroups, in
> which
> case you need to to know which server they are on - one such is
> news,gmane.org, its an open server and is fairly quick, the relationship
> between the mailing list and the newsgroup names is sometimes less than
> obvious, but not to the extent of absurdity. Have a look to see if your
> mailing list is on there, because it is the archive you can look back in
> time and you can search the archive (only the headers unless you download
> all the bodies too). If you find your mailing list archive as a News
> Group
> then you might want consider to unsubscribing from the mailing list in
> preference of using the newsgroup.
>
> --
> TUT
> __________________________________
> From: "Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 9:11 AM
> Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop
> Subject: Cannot open .eml extensions
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>> I receive emails with a bla bla bla._._eml extensions in WLM and when I
>> try
>> to open it says it doesn't have a program associated with it. I looked at
>> the
>> file ext and it is associated with Outlook. It doesnt even start Outlook.
>> If
>> I start Outlook I can view the email no problem. This is the only quirk I
>> have left with WLM and after that I can stop using OE.
>>
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> "Craig" <Craig@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:112997F8-819B-4A62-9B09-6A3FDC3A43A6@xxxxxx | Quote: | | | |
>> I receive emails with a bla bla bla._._eml extensions in WLM and when I
>> try
>> to open it says it doesn't have a program associated with it. I looked at
>> the
>> file ext and it is associated with Outlook. It doesnt even start Outlook.
>> If
>> I start Outlook I can view the email no problem. This is the only quirk I
>> have left with WLM and after that I can stop using OE.
>>
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