Hi all I've got an unusual predicament in that I need to be able to open.msg files from a Windows VMware Fusion instance within the Mac (host) environment. Scenario: On a proper Windows system, MS Outlook can open.msg (from Outlook on Windows) and.eml (from Outlook for Mac) perfectly; but on a Mac system, Outlook for Mac can ONLY open.eml files. To open.msg files using Outlook for Mac, you need 3rd party software or it cannot be done. For this I'm using.

The Fusion instance running Windows 7 has a Document Management System which stores all types of files - some of which are.msg files created by MS Outlook (on Windows). If the.msg file is located on the Mac or in a location shared by the Mac (host) and Windows 7 (Fusion instance) and I open it by double-clicking it (on the Mac side), it opens using the 3rd party conversion program OutlookMsgViewer and then in Outlook for Mac perfectly.

We will be installing the Zenoss Virtual Appliance and running that on VMWare Fusion 6 PRO on Mavericks 10.9 headless on a Mac Mini server in our network. This is a perfect solution for OSX Admins who need a Network tool in their environment. VMware Fusion is a leading option for powering such Windows installations, which can be easily moved from one Mac to another, such as a new Mac when an old system is being replaced. When it's done.

Google calendar shortcut for mac. Double-click the file while in the Document Management System (Windows application) or from the same shared location as mentioned above within Windows 7 on the Fusion instance and the file tries to open with MS Outlook (the Windows version) on the Mac side (which doesn't exist and is impossible). Other files stored in the Document Management System on the Windows 7 Fusion instance or in the shared location (.jpg,.docx,.pdf etc.) all open perfectly on the Mac side because the VMTools program (in Windows) tells the Mac which application to open the files with. Back on the Mac, OutlookMsgViewer is already set as the default application to open files with the.msg extension, so I believe the problem lies with VMware Fusion. While it can tell the Mac to open the Windows files, it cannot seem to do this based on file extension. I want the.msg files to open with OutlookMsgViewer (a Mac application) and NOT MS Outlook.

I hope this makes sense. I can add screenshots if needed. Any suggestions?

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An update on this. I ran the command /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user Select all and now the Microsoft Office Outlook -- Practice Evolve.app entry (in the above screenshot) has disappeared and I can now select OutlookMSG Viewer and it stays.

All.msg files opened from the Mac side are now opening correctly (first with OutlookMSG Viewer for conversion) then with Outlook For Mac, but if I try to open a.msg file from the Windows instance, I get the error The document /file-path/location/file-n ame.msg could not be opened. Due to a limitation of VMware Fusion, I don't think it is possible to do exactly what I'm trying to get done.

But the work around was to at least make the OutlookMSG Viewer application on the Mac the default program for.msg files (after a cleanup of the erroneous open with entries). Now at least if the file is exported to the shared location from the Windows app (rather than double-clicked) and then double-clicked from that shared location on the Mac side, the file opens as expected. Tedious - but better than nothing.