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How To Open A Winmail.dat File

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poisondwarf | 17:14 Wed 27th Feb 2019 | Computers
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Please will someone explain to an 82 year old Luddite in simple terms how to open winmail.dat files or convert them to Word documents. I am at my wits' end, having tried twenty times this afternoon. I am now going to have a cup of tea and a long, hot Radox bath. I am running Windows 7. Very many thanks!
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Theoretically you can't extract any usable data from a winmail.dat file. You have to get the person who sent you the email it came with to resend their email in a different format. (See 'Resolution' here: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/278061/email-received-from-a-sender-using-outlook-includes-a-winmail-dat-atta )

However you could try downloading this executable file:
http://www.winmail-dat.com/winmail-reader-setup.exe
Running it will install an application called Winmail Reader. Then follow the instructions here:
http://www.winmail-dat.com/howto.php
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Buenchico. very many thanks for all you have done for me AGAIN! Sadly, I was still unable to open the file. Some of my fellow trustees struggled, but I am the only one left who could not open it. I have arranged for a hard copy, which is all very well until the next time!
My grateful thanks, as always.
Chick
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