How do you open .dat files win 7?

[bobbygmoore]

Hello,
How do you open .dat files win 7?

 

[bobbygmoore]

Hello,
How do you open .dat files win 7?

 

[sminlal]

".DAT" is a generic file type that could have been created by a lot of different applications - so there probably isn't a specific program for it.

On my system I have a Notepad shortcut in the Explorer context menu that I use to look at generic files like this for which a specific program isn't available. You can set it up like this:

-> Start -> Type "shell:sendto" in the search box, hit Enter.
-> Right-click inside the Explorer window that opens and select "New -> Shortcut"
-> Type "Notepad.exe" for the location
-> Type "Notepad" for the name

Once you've done this, you can right-click any file in Windows Explorer and select "Send To -> Notepad"

Whether or not Notepad can display the file intelligibly depends entirely on what the file contains.

 

[manojgj]

where did you get .dat file..
if it is an video file copied from disc

get KLite code pack to view with windows mediaplayer

http://www.codecguide.com/download_mega.htm
or get VLC mediaplayer

http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

 

[Mousemonkey]

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