Close Outlook Express if it is open. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source Press ⊞ Win+R. Type msimn /reg and press ↵ Enter. This will reset the file associations for Outlook Express. EML files should now open in Express automatically when double-clicked.

See Step 2 in the section above to enable file extensions if you have them hidden. Rename any EML file that has the *. _eml extension to remove the _.

When you open the EML file in an email client, you will be able to download any attachments that are included in the file, as well as view the proper formatting and pictures. If you don’t have an email client, or can’t open the files in your email client, read on.

Enable file extensions if you have them hidden. In Windows 8, you can check the “File name extensions” box in the View tab of any Explorer window. In older versions of Windows, open the Control Panel and select Folder Options. Click the View tab and uncheck “Hide extensions for known file types”. Right-click on the EML file and select “Rename”. Delete the . eml extension and replace it with . mht. Windows will warn you that this could cause problems with the file. Confirm that you want to change the extension. Open the file in Internet Explorer. This will usually be the default program for MHT files. You can right-click the file, select “Open with”, and then choose Internet Explorer from the list. Internet Explorer will display the MHT file in virtually the same format as the EML file would appear in a mail client.

Now browse to the folder where your EML files are located. Double Click on that folder. Now all EML Files will get populated in order. At this point you can click on any EML message to view them. You can also view any associated attachments of that email.

Right-click on the EML file and select “Open with”. Select Notepad from the list of programs. Find theandtags. These signify the start of the email message. You can find the content of the email message in this section, though you may have sift through some HTML code. Find the <a href= tags to find links. You can copy and paste the URL displayed here into a web browser to visit the links included in the EML file.

Right-click (Ctrl-click) the EML file and select “Open With. . . " Choose “Mail” from the list of programs. Your EML file will be opened in the Apple Mail program. You can do this even if you haven’t set up a mail account with Mail.

Once installed, right-click (Ctrl-click) the EML file and select “Open With. . . “. Choose Entourage or Outlook from the list of available programs.

Download and install StuffIt expander from my. smithmicro. com/stuffit-expander-mac. html or the Mac App Store. Drag the EML file into the StuffIt window. You can extract multiple EML files at once by dragging them all into the window at the same time. Open the new folders that are created for each EML file. You’ll be able to find the attachments and images as separate files, as well as a text document containing the body of the email message.

Right-click (Ctrl-click) the EML file and select “Open With. . . " Select “TextEdit” from the list of apps. You may have to browse for it. Look for the HTMLtags. This will help you find the body of the message. Any links will have the <a href= tag.

If you’re using Mail, you’ll need to tap the attachment once to begin downloading it to your iPad. If you’re using Dropbox or Google Drive, you’ll need to download the file to your iPad. If the attachment doesn’t download, try forwarding the message to yourself and downloading again.

Letter Opener is one of the more highly-rated EML reader apps available, though there are others to choose from if you wish. Simply search “eml reader” in the Google Play Store.

If you received an EML file as an attachment, open the email containing it in your Gmail or Mail app and then tap the EML attachment. If you downloaded the EML file from a website, use a File Manager app to open your Download folder, or open the Letter Opener app to navigate through your files.

Tap an attachment to open it and then an app that can read that file type. Tap “Save” icon on the right to extract the file from the EML file and place it in the download folder.