Solution to Open EML Files in MS-Outlook 2007

EML files are designed to open with Windows Live mail. Now a day’s Outlook becomes famous among  business users as well as IT users as it provides us facility to store our information on our local disk. This feature is not avail in Windows Live Mail. That's why most of user's decide to change their email application from Windows Live mail to Outlook. A big problem occurs when a windows live mail user wants to open his EML file in Outlook but unable to do so as MS-Outlook does not support EML file format.

Microsoft solves this issue by providing Outlook 2007 post-Service Pack 1 hot fix package. This package is easily available on Microsoft Site. You have to download the hot fix package and activate it. To enable hot fix registry package, you have to modify the registry that may be difficult because if you apply any command in incorrect manner, it will lead to serious problem of data loss. So it is advised to backup your registry so that if any error occurs, you can restore them.  

  

How to Activate Hot Fix

To activate this hot fix, follow these steps:

 Close your Outlook 2007 Application.

 Now, Start Registry Editor

   

  If you are using Windows Vista Follow these Steps

       Click on Start button of windows

       Open your Search box 

       Type regedit and Tap ENTER.

   

 User Account Control permission: - If you are sanctioned for an administrator password or confirmation then type your password, or click Continue.

   If you are using Windows XP

1.       Start your windows or

2.       Apply Run Command

3.       Open your search box & type regedit

4.       Now, Locate & Select the following registry sub key:

 HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Microsoft Internet Mail Message\shell\open\command

5.      Apply Right-click command & Modify.

6.      Type following  "%Program Files%\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE" /eml "%1"

7.       Tap OK.

8.      In File menu, Click on Exit to Close Registry Editor.

After activation of hot fix package, you can use following steps to open the .eml file

Note: - Need not to implement the previous registry data if you use underwritten command-line to open .eml files.

ü  Open your Command Prompt window.

ü  If you are a user of Windows Vista,

ü  Hit on Start button of windows

ü  In Start Search box type command prompt,

ü  Tap ENTER.

        User Account Control permission

        If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type your password, or click Continue.

        In Windows XP,

·         Move cursor to Start button & Click Run,

·         Apply cmd command in the text box & Tap Enter

·         Now Type "%Program Files%\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE" /eml"<PathToEmlFile>", and then press ENTER.

If you are using Windows Vista

ü  Click on Start button

ü  Move cursor to All Programs & Click on Accessories

ü  Now click Run.

ü  Apply cmd command & Enter.

 User Account Control permission    If you are authenticates for an administrator password or      confirmation, types your password, or click     Continue.

 Type "%Program Files%\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE" /eml "<PathToEmlFile>", and then press ENTER.

Now, check whether the problem is fixed or not .If your issue is not resolved then you can use third   party converter tool to fix this issue.