Making Outlook Express Default Program for Opening Downloaded Messages

[buckdog05]

I am working with someone who was using Outlook Express 6 as her email program on Windows 2000 Pro and I recommended that she switch to Thunderbird to help control spam. Long story short, we decided that it was best to stay with a program that she knew well, but I can not get downloaded messages to open with Outlook Express like they did before. When she double clicks a message that is attached to another message (like how Yahoo does Fwds) inside of Outlook Express, it opens up inside of Thunderbird instead of Outlook Express.

I changed Outlook Express to the default mail handler, and tried to make Outlook Express the default program for .eml files by saving an email to My Documents, right clicking on the file, clicking "Open With," choosing "Browse," and selecting Outlook Express by going to c-program files-outlook express-msin. When I do this and check the little box that says "always open with," Outlook Express comes up when she opens one of these messages, but the message does not come up. Also, the icon on these messages is different than it was before.

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

[touchstone_81]

Try changing the file association in explorer tools --> Folder options--> file types

Edited June 3, 2008 by touchstone_81

[fdv]

Make this an INF file and install it

[Version]
Signature = "$Windows NT$"

[DefaultInstall]
AddReg = addreg
DelReg = delreg

[addreg]

HKCR,".eml",,,"Microsoft Internet Mail Message"
HKCR,".eml","Content Type",,"message/rfc822"
HKCR,".eml\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}",,,"{EAB841A0-9550-11cf-8C16-00805F1408F3}"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\.eml",,,"Microsoft Internet Mail Message"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\.eml","Content Type",,"message/rfc822"
HKLM,"SOFTWARE\Classes\.eml\ShellEx\{BB2E617C-0920-11d1-9A0B-00C04FC2D6C1}",,,"{EAB841A0-9550-11cf-8C16-00805F1408F3}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{06BE7323-EF34-11d1-ACD8-00C04FA31009}",,,"Outlook Express Mail Object"
HKCR,"CLSID\{06BE7323-EF34-11d1-ACD8-00C04FA31009}\Implemented Categories\{40FC6ED3-2438-11CF-A3DB-080036F12502}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{06BE7323-EF34-11d1-ACD8-00C04FA31009}\Implemented Categories\{40FC6ED4-2438-11CF-A3DB-080036F12502}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{06BE7323-EF34-11d1-ACD8-00C04FA31009}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{06BE7323-EF34-11d1-ACD8-00C04FA31009}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95802-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}"
HKCR,"CLSID\{06BE7323-EF34-11d1-ACD8-00C04FA31009}\InprocServer32",,,"hex(2):25,00,50,00,72,00,6f,00,67,00,72,00,61,00,6d,00,46,00,69,00,6c,00,65,00,73,00,25,00,5c,0
0,4f,00,75,00,74,00,6c,00,6f,00,6f,00,6b,00,20,00,45,00,78,00,70,00,72,00,65,00,73,00,73,00,5c,00,6d
,
00,73,00,6f,00,65,00,2e,00,64,00,6c,00,6c,00,00,00"
HKCR,"CLSID\{06BE7323-EF34-11d1-ACD8-00C04FA31009}\InprocServer32","ThreadingModel",,"Apartment"

[delreg]

[Strings]

[buckdog05]

So I just create a text file with the code provided and double click to run it? Should I back up the registry before I run the file, or is it safe to just run it? I am new at inf files!

Thanks!

[fdv]

So I just create a text file with the code provided and double click to run it? Should I back up the registry before I run the file, or is it safe to just run it? I am new at inf files!

Thanks!

Save it as 'whatever.inf'

Right click

Select Install

Double clicking is only going to open it for editing. No need to back up, this is safe to run.