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DADDY BOB'S COMPUTER Q & A
May 27,
2007
Q.
What is Java and do I need it?
A.
Java is a programming language used
extensively on the Internet. You do not
need the actual Java programming
language unless you are going to write
code for programs or web sites.
However, you do need the Java runtime
environment (often referred to simply as
Java) and this you already have or you
couldn't properly view many web sites. It is
usually installed with your browser.
Sun,
the originators of Java, describe it
this way.
"Java
allows you to play online games, chat
with people around the world, calculate
your mortgage interest, and view images
in 3D. These applications, written in
the Java programming language and accessed
from your browse, are called "applets".
Corporations also use Java applets for
intranet applications and other
e-business solutions." To read a little
about its history, click
HERE.
To keep your Java runtime environment up
to date, go to this website
www.java.com,
and click on
the "Free Java
Download" button. If you
try to download it and already have the
latest update, you will be given the
chance to verify the installation. As of this writing, the current is
version 6, update 1.
Q.
For some reason MS Word attachments to
incoming email have the extension .eml
and I have to change the .eml to .doc to
read them. Is there a way to make
Outlook Express read these incoming .eml
attachments?
A. If you are receiving a
file with an .eml extension, then it
is a email file not a doc file
that was created in Word. Double clicking it
should open it is your default email
program, which in your case seems to
be Outlook Express. If double
clicking on them doesn't open them
in Outlook Express, then the
association must not be set
correctly. Word can also open these
files, sometimes, if the extension
is changed to .doc as you have done.
To associate the .eml extension
with Outlook Express, copy the
file with the .eml extension
from the email to any place on
our hard drive. The desktop will
do for now and it can be deleted
later.
Right click on the filename, and
choose Open With. Under
Recommended Programs, if Outlook
Express is there, highlight it,
then click the box in front of
"Always use this
program.......", and click OK.
If Outlook Express is not
listed, click Browse, then
scroll to Outlook Express folder
and click on it to open it, then
find MSIMN.exe, and click on it.
Then check the box in front of
"Always use this program.....",
and click OK.
From then on, any time you click
on an .elm file it will open in
Outlook Express.
As to the origin of attachments that
have the .eml extension, this is
often done when someone forwards an
email if the email program is set to
forward email as an attachment.
Yahoo, Hotmail, Netzero are ones
that come to mind that may do this
by default.
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