How to open .eml files in Windows 7?

Anonymous
2010-07-28T13:42:20+00:00

**Original title: Opening eml files stored in My Documents.**I recently changed my desktop computer from one using Windows XP to one using Windows 7. I transferred from my old computer a large archive of .eml files stored in My Documents folder and sub-folders. These files will not open in Windows 7 unless I change the suffix, in which case they open in an undesirable format. If I save new eml files to My Documents in Windows 7 they still will not open. For me this is a major flaw in the Windows 7 system since I am unable to access previous records and store new ones according to their subject. Is there any convenient solution to this problem? Surely it is not unusual to want to store documents received via e-mail? This facility was availble in Windows XP, why not in Windows 7?

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Anonymous
2016-09-11T19:49:19+00:00

Right-click on the .EML file.  Select "Open with".  If you have both Outlook and Live Mail installed, then both will appear on the list and both will open and display the file.

Be advised that support for Live Mail 2012 ends in January of 2017.  Don't get stuck with backups in an obsolete format.

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Anonymous
2012-02-24T16:39:35+00:00

Simple design flaw. Simple fix -

Do the following:

I found the fix: Set Window Live Mail (WLM) as default for EML files in Winodws 7:

Control Panel --> Programs -> Set Your Default Programs --> Windows Live Mail --> Choose Defailts For This Program. Now just select .emlby checking the box. Select Save at bottom and close.

There you have it.

This was from another forum by Mike - http://TechHelp.Santovec.us

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Anonymous
2010-12-07T13:51:57+00:00

One can also rename them to mht and they will open in IE to show any HTML content.

steve

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.eml files are plain text files.

Any text editor can open them.

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Get it: http://download.live.com/wlmail

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I found a download for .eml files.

Try http://www.downloadscenter/Best/free-eml-viewer.html download EML Viewer

10.09.01 best of all it's free.

Windows 7 Ultimate 64

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2010-08-04T12:05:16+00:00

Right click on the eml file and go to Properties and click the Change button and then designate WLM as the program with which to open the file.

steve

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I'm afraid this reply does not help. I already have Windows live mail, but do not normally use my live mail address but my bt address as an alternative within the Live Mail "envelope. All emails open in my email inboxes both the bt and Live Mail ones. However, as soon as I save a message to My Documents it fails to open. This goes for messages received on my LiveMail account as well as my bt one. I have checked this out just now by saving a message received on Live Mail in connexion with this query. It seems farcical to me that Windows 7 should allow live mail to use eml files for communications but render them useless for saving. It seems to me that the only solution for me is to upgrade to Windows7 professional, and even then I have misgivings since my current Windows 7 home premium came to me pre-installed and I am not sure whether it will accept the upgrade and if it does, what will be the effect on the programs and data I already have installed.

wulffpaul

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  1. Anonymous
    2010-08-05T14:39:03+00:00

    As reported in an earlier post I have now found a way of settting WLM as a default program for opening eml files. However this setting does not work; the files still won't open and I am returned to my WLM inbox. My analysis of the cause of the problem is as follows:

    1. WLM can create, receive and open eml files, but only in its own email environment.
    2. WLM can enable eml files to be saved onto another folder in Windows 7.
    3. Since, for some unknown reason, eml is not listed as a valid suffix in Windows 7, the file cannot be opened as an eml file in the Windows7 folder, although it can be opened if the suffix is altered to a valid one, eg htm or mht. 

    As far as I can see there is no solution to this problem other than some form of inconvenient workaround, unless some way can be found for the user to enter eml as a valid suffix in Windows7's suffix list. If this is not possible, then only Microsoft can remedy the problem by amending the suffix list accordingly. Of course there is always the possibility of upgrading from Home Premium to Professional and using the XP facility, but this a) involves extra expense, and b) one has no assurance that it will definitely work.

    I remain frustrated and disillusioned.

    wulffpaul

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