Outlook 2000 problem with .msg file

"Martin L." wrote in message
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"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
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On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As and then
I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save as an
.msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same process
its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as .msg
file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an
attachment.


A bit of lateral thinking here - as a msg file can ONLY be opened in
Outlook, what purpose have you got in mind by storing them outside of
Outlook in the first place?



The MSG is opening with Outlook, which is OK I'm not trying to open it
another software.

We need to store them outside of Outlook, because we have limited space
and
need to save it somewhere, because some of them are old or too big.

But it should work, because its working with all the PC that I test.

Only on one. When I doublec-lick on the MSG, its should open as an
email(with all the Outlook option), but for the PC only, its opening as a
NEW
email with my msg as an attachment. Its maybe an option somewhere, but I
cannot find it.

So you are using Exchange and have limited mailbox space? Just move the
message to a folder in a local pst file...

I tried it and its not working.

Thanks

"Bob I" wrote:

R-click on the file, select Open With, Choose Program, tick the box by
"Always use the selected program..........", then select Outlook as the
Program, and click OK.

Martin L. wrote:

Yes its correct. But I need to open without having to drag it to my Outlook.

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
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I do File Save As and the file type is MSG.

But I also tried it by drag and drop.

Those files are save on under My Documents.

I go under My Documents and I double click on the email (name.msg).

If you drag it back into Outlook, does it look correct?
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...
On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As and then
I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save as an
.msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same process
its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as .msg
file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an
attachment.


A bit of lateral thinking here - as a msg file can ONLY be opened in
Outlook, what purpose have you got in mind by storing them outside of
Outlook in the first place?



The MSG is opening with Outlook, which is OK I'm not trying to open it
another software.

We need to store them outside of Outlook, because we have limited space
and
need to save it somewhere, because some of them are old or too big.

But it should work, because its working with all the PC that I test.

Only on one. When I doublec-lick on the MSG, its should open as an
email(with all the Outlook option), but for the PC only, its opening as a
NEW
email with my msg as an attachment. Its maybe an option somewhere, but I
cannot find it.

So you are using Exchange and have limited mailbox space? Just move the
message to a folder in a local pst file...



PST is also disable.

"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...
On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As and
then
I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save as
an
.msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same
process
its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as
.msg
file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an
attachment.


A bit of lateral thinking here - as a msg file can ONLY be opened in
Outlook, what purpose have you got in mind by storing them outside of
Outlook in the first place?



The MSG is opening with Outlook, which is OK I'm not trying to open it
another software.

We need to store them outside of Outlook, because we have limited space
and
need to save it somewhere, because some of them are old or too big.

But it should work, because its working with all the PC that I test.

Only on one. When I doublec-lick on the MSG, its should open as an
email(with all the Outlook option), but for the PC only, its opening as
a
NEW
email with my msg as an attachment. Its maybe an option somewhere, but
I
cannot find it.

So you are using Exchange and have limited mailbox space? Just move the
message to a folder in a local pst file...



PST is also disable.

Then I think you should be starting to talk to your IT dept about mail
storage.....

"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...
On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As and
then
I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save as
an
.msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same
process
its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as
.msg
file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an
attachment.


A bit of lateral thinking here - as a msg file can ONLY be opened in
Outlook, what purpose have you got in mind by storing them outside of
Outlook in the first place?



The MSG is opening with Outlook, which is OK I'm not trying to open it
another software.

We need to store them outside of Outlook, because we have limited space
and
need to save it somewhere, because some of them are old or too big.

But it should work, because its working with all the PC that I test.

Only on one. When I doublec-lick on the MSG, its should open as an
email(with all the Outlook option), but for the PC only, its opening as
a
NEW
email with my msg as an attachment. Its maybe an option somewhere, but
I
cannot find it.

So you are using Exchange and have limited mailbox space? Just move the
message to a folder in a local pst file...



PST is also disable.

Then I think you should be starting to talk to your IT dept about mail
storage.....



I'm in IT. I didn't set those rules by the way ...

But that didn't help me. I should be able to open the MSG correctly(outlook
format) and not as a new empty email with the original email(that I was
trying to open) in attachment.

It should work, becasue its working on every computer, except this one.

"Martin L." wrote in message
news


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...
On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As
and
then
I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save
as
an
.msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same
process
its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as
.msg
file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an
attachment.


A bit of lateral thinking here - as a msg file can ONLY be opened
in
Outlook, what purpose have you got in mind by storing them outside
of
Outlook in the first place?



The MSG is opening with Outlook, which is OK I'm not trying to open
it
another software.

We need to store them outside of Outlook, because we have limited
space
and
need to save it somewhere, because some of them are old or too big.

But it should work, because its working with all the PC that I test.

Only on one. When I doublec-lick on the MSG, its should open as an
email(with all the Outlook option), but for the PC only, its opening
as
a
NEW
email with my msg as an attachment. Its maybe an option somewhere,
but
I
cannot find it.

So you are using Exchange and have limited mailbox space? Just move
the
message to a folder in a local pst file...



PST is also disable.

Then I think you should be starting to talk to your IT dept about mail
storage.....



I'm in IT. I didn't set those rules by the way ...

But that didn't help me. I should be able to open the MSG
correctly(outlook
format) and not as a new empty email with the original email(that I was
trying to open) in attachment.

It should work, becasue its working on every computer, except this one.

Yes I know. I think you have two separate issues here - the minor one, as to
why the msg file doesn't open correctly, and the major one as to how you
store your emails in the first place. Having to store them as msg files on
(presumably) a local HDD is NOT the best way of doing it, and it throws up
the fact that the organisation needs to revisit why that should be
necessary.

Martin L. wrote:


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...


"Gordon" wrote:


"Martin L." wrote in message
...

On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As and
then
I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save as
an
.msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same
process
its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as
.msg
file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an
attachment.


A bit of lateral thinking here - as a msg file can ONLY be opened in
Outlook, what purpose have you got in mind by storing them outside of
Outlook in the first place?



The MSG is opening with Outlook, which is OK I'm not trying to open it
another software.

We need to store them outside of Outlook, because we have limited space
and
need to save it somewhere, because some of them are old or too big.

But it should work, because its working with all the PC that I test.

Only on one. When I doublec-lick on the MSG, its should open as an
email(with all the Outlook option), but for the PC only, its opening as
a
NEW
email with my msg as an attachment. Its maybe an option somewhere, but
I
cannot find it.

So you are using Exchange and have limited mailbox space? Just move the
message to a folder in a local pst file...



PST is also disable.

Then I think you should be starting to talk to your IT dept about mail
storage.....




I'm in IT. I didn't set those rules by the way ...

But that didn't help me. I should be able to open the MSG correctly(outlook
format) and not as a new empty email with the original email(that I was
trying to open) in attachment.

It should work, becasue its working on every computer, except this one.

Does Outlook 2000 have Help, Detect and Repair?

"Martin L." wrote in message
...

On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As and then I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save as an .msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same process its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as .msg file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an attachment.

Verify that the file type association on the PC having trouble matches the
file type association on the PC that works. In Control Panel, open the Folder
Options applet, select the File Types tab, find the .msg file type, click
Advanced, and look at the settings associated with the "open" action.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"Martin L." wrote in message
...

We need to store them outside of Outlook, because we have limited space and
need to save it somewhere, because some of them are old or too big.

You'd be better off, in my opinion, storing them in a PST, not as individual
msg files.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"Martin L." wrote in message
...

On My personnal PC, if a save an email by doing File Save As and then I
save it a Message Format .MSG on my desktop for exemple.

Then, I double click on the email on my desktop(that I just save as an .msg
file) and its open correctly.

But, on the PC where I'm having the problem, if I do the same process its
not working. If a double-click on the email (that I just save as .msg file)
its opening a new email with the email that I just save as an attachment.

Verify that the file type association on the PC having trouble matches the
file type association on the PC that works. In Control Panel, open the Folder
Options applet, select the File Types tab, find the .msg file type, click
Advanced, and look at the settings associated with the "open" action.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]



Already done that and everything.