Vista - Switching back to Outlook Express

I switched from Windows Live Mail back to Outlook Express mostly because
Windows Live Mail does not use the Windows Address Book. I was able to
import it, with difficulty, but updating the address book does not update my
email contact list in Windows Live Mail. My problem is that now, whenever I
open an .eml attachment in Outlook Express or open an email message that I
saved, it is opened in Windows Live Mail, not Outlook Express. I tried
reassociating .eml messages with Outlook Express, but that does not work.
Outlook Express opens when I try to open a saved .eml file, but it does not
open the message. Can anyone help me with this? I use Win XP sp3, Outlook
Express 6.

The OE Address book imported into WLM is a one way import. Updating the contacts in WLM does not update sync/update the address
book. The address book remains a stand alone file until updated in OE and reimported into WLM.

Ensure OE is configured as your default email client in addition to associating the file type(eml) with OE. Once functional, remove
WLM. Note: OE does not import WLM messages, thus save them to a folder in Windows Explorer to ensure data is not lost.

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...winston
ms-mvp mail

"Tony" <kimmitchell1410@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eEqGYh3HKHA.5256@xxxxxx

"Tony" <kimmitchell1410@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eEqGYh3HKHA.5256@xxxxxx
Correct. You need to give it a specific command line.
Unfortunately, there is no default.

Furthermore, some of us have seen inconsistencies in the registry,
even with the Set Program Access and Defaults command,
e.g., WLMail sets things only in an HKCU subkey
while OE sets them only in an HKLM subkey.
Unfortunately, HKCU values are usually treated as overrides
for HKLM values. See the following discussion for some
specific examples...

http://www.microsoft.com/communities...3-fb0d82f3c106

<quote>
BTW ICIM OE is my default E-mail reader but I also have
WLMail installed and that combination has been problematic
for me before. E.g. there was/is? a conflict between settings
that WLMail was putting in HKCU versus the ones that
OE was putting in HKLM...

http://groups.google.com/group/micro...2adcee8a020bbd

</quote>


If you need more help please enter the following command pipeline
in a cmd window (aka Command Prompt):

ftype | find "Message"

E.g. that is designed to help you show us the filetypes and open actions
associated with *both* the .eml and .nws filename extensions.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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Tony regarding contacts you can export from OE6 to a comma separated values
file to your desktop and then go to your hotmail account and import the csv
file there. WLM will automatically import the contacts from Hotmail when
signed in. I had a similar problem. Scroll down to my post Removing
duplicate contacts and messages for further information on this newsgroup.

Regarding opening eml in OE6 you might try the suggestions found on this
thread:
In the OE6 General newsgroup go to the thread "EML Messages will not open in
Otlook Express"

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/...xp=&sloc=en-US

Basically try associating eml with WLM and then back to OE6.

The command line is "C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /eml:%1

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Kind Regards

Chris

"Tony" <kimmitchell1410@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Installation of WLMail on a Win XP computer de-registers Outlook
Express. Although OE is still on your computer, Windows no
longer recognises it as an email program. As a consequence, EML
files may not open correctly, when you double click on the file
name. To correct this problem, try the following steps:

Click on "Start" (bottom left hand corner of your desktop),
followed by "Run".

Then, type msimn.exe /reg (Note the space between exe and /reg).
This step re-registers Outlook Express, and is essential - before
you do anything else.

Next, open Control Panel. Click on Folder Options, and select
File Types.

Scroll down to eml and if necessary, change the registered file
type to Outlook Express. Tick the box marked "Always use this
program to open this type of file".

If the menu offers a "Restore" option, click on "Restore".

If the menu offers an "Advanced" option, click on "Advanced".
Then, under "Actions", select "open" followed by "Edit". If the
open command is present, it should read "C:\Program Files\Outlook
Express\msimn.exe" /eml:%1 (NB - include the inverted commas in
the command line). If the open command is missing, copy the
above string into the box and save your changes.

(You may need to perform "Restore" as well as "Advanced".)

If you also want to use Outlook Express as your default
newsreader, you should repeat these steps for NWS files. (For
newgroups, the "open" command line should be "C:\Program
Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /nws:%1 )

Save your changes.

Then, open Control Panel again and click on Internet Options.
Click on Programs. If necessary, set Outlook Express as the
default program for emails - and if necessary, for newsgroups.

I am glad you have been able to re-import the content of your
address book from WLMail to Windows Address Book. As you have
discovered, subsequent amendments to your Windows
Address Book will not be replicated in Windows Live Mail. For
the future, it would probably be easiest to enter new or amended
data in both places.

You could consider an alternative method to update your contacts
list in WLMail, if you are 100% satisfied that your Windows
Address Book is completely up to date. Open the WLMail contacts
list and delete every entry. Then, click on File / Import - and
re-import your Windows Address Book.

However, I don't recommend this method, because there are
differences between the way data is recorded in both places - and
you might lose data.


"Tony" <kimmitchell1410@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thanks. I followed your link, which gave me another link,
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=312355, where I was told to re-register
Outlook Express, Start>Run "msimn /reg". It worked! I appreciate the help.

Tony

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