I am not Ray or Dan, but try this: Dbl. click on the "My Computer" icon on desktop / View / Folder Options / File Types tab ,,, scroll down list and find: Outlook Express Mail Message ,, click on it ,, then click on Edit ,, under Actions, click on Open ,, then click on Edit ,,,,,, in the window for " Application used to perform action" should be (including quotes) : "C:\PROGRAM FILES\OUTLOOK EXPRESS\MSIMN.EXE" /eml:%1 (there is a space between .EXE" & /eml:%1 If this is not what is in there, delete what is there and enter the above , then OK all the way out to the main list ,, click on APPLY ,, then OK Bob Hays _______________________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Lund" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 6:49 AM Subject: Re: [OE] Can't open digest mail > Dan, > I should have said in my original post - but was too keen to get help. > I tried to uninstall "The Bat" like Ray said but there was no option > and it didn't appear in my add/remove program list. So I deleted it > through Explorer. > Now when I try to open a message, I get this - > > Windows cannot find THEBAT.EXE > This program is needed for opening files of type 'Internet E-Mail > Message'. > > It then asks for a file location. > > Can you help me at all? > > Thanks a lot > Sue > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dan" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, 28 March 2001 4:59 > Subject: Re: [OE] Can't open digest mail > > > : OE works just fine with out help , learn it , set it up with all the > : attributes and you will find its the best thing around . > : Try what Ray said , if that dont work , write to me. > : Dan > : My list web site > : http://www.wvi.com/~wb > : > : ----- Original Message ----- > : From: "Sue Lund" <[email protected]> > : To: <[email protected]> > : Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 5:39 AM > : Subject: [OE] Can't open digest mail > : > : > : > I've got myself into such a pickle. Recently I downloaded an > email > : > program (The Bat) to look at what is available, but decided to > stick > : > with OE. Now when I receive my digest mail from RootsWeb and I > try to > : > open any post, the message is opened using "The Bat". I was still > : > able to read my mail until yesterday when the free evaluation > expired. > : > Now I can't read any digest mail. > : > > : > Can anyone help please? > : > > : > Thanks > : > Sue > : > > : > > : > > : > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > : > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > : http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > : > > : > > : > : > : ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > : To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm > : > > > ==== OUTLOOK-EXPRESS Mailing List ==== > To remove your email address from this list, visit this url: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cheps/maillist.htm >