Dat file extensions

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They open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
"Emma" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19ff201c44d8f$632c82a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> What is dat file extensions..what does it mean....I had
> valid files and now they are dat files and I can't open
> them in the software that created them...

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That's Baloney !

DAT files are typically information files about a
particular function (of XP or a program or a service
or . . .) that describe its use and limitations.

Windows Picture & Fax viewer is for graphics files (JPG,
BMP, GIF, etc.)

>-----Original Message-----
>They open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
>"Emma" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:19ff201c44d8f$632c82a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> What is dat file extensions..what does it mean....I had
>> valid files and now they are dat files and I can't open
>> them in the software that created them...
>
>.
>

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Go to control panel, folder options, file types and scroll down to DAT
highlight it and read. Then go to www.filext.com and read. Then go to
www.videohelp.com. Then do a google search. Then, if you don't know what
you're talking about don't reply to posts.
"Mousey Mick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:19ac101c44dc6$1d8008d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> That's Baloney !
>
> DAT files are typically information files about a
> particular function (of XP or a program or a service
> or . . .) that describe its use and limitations.
>
> Windows Picture & Fax viewer is for graphics files (JPG,
> BMP, GIF, etc.)
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >They open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
> >"Emma" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:19ff201c44d8f$632c82a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> >> What is dat file extensions..what does it mean....I had
> >> valid files and now they are dat files and I can't open
> >> them in the software that created them...
> >
> >.
> >

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You are both right. Dats can be anything. So don't slag each other off. If emma gave details all could make an accurate diagnosis. But she wants to talk hypothetically.

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"Unknown" <Unknown@Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message news:gVFxc.21669$eH1.9828183@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> Go to control panel, folder options, file types and scroll down to DAT
> highlight it and read. Then go to www.filext.com and read. Then go to
> www.videohelp.com. Then do a google search. Then, if you don't know what
> you're talking about don't reply to posts.
> "Mousey Mick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:19ac101c44dc6$1d8008d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > That's Baloney !
> >
> > DAT files are typically information files about a
> > particular function (of XP or a program or a service
> > or . . .) that describe its use and limitations.
> >
> > Windows Picture & Fax viewer is for graphics files (JPG,
> > BMP, GIF, etc.)
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >They open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
> > >"Emma" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> > >news:19ff201c44d8f$632c82a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > >> What is dat file extensions..what does it mean....I had
> > >> valid files and now they are dat files and I can't open
> > >> them in the software that created them...
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>

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I didn't like his 'that's baloney' response.
"David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
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You are both right. Dats can be anything. So don't slag each other off. If
emma gave details all could make an accurate diagnosis. But she wants to talk
hypothetically.

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"Unknown" <Unknown@Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message
news:gVFxc.21669$eH1.9828183@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> Go to control panel, folder options, file types and scroll down to DAT
> highlight it and read. Then go to www.filext.com and read. Then go to
> www.videohelp.com. Then do a google search. Then, if you don't know what
> you're talking about don't reply to posts.
> "Mousey Mick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:19ac101c44dc6$1d8008d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > That's Baloney !
> >
> > DAT files are typically information files about a
> > particular function (of XP or a program or a service
> > or . . .) that describe its use and limitations.
> >
> > Windows Picture & Fax viewer is for graphics files (JPG,
> > BMP, GIF, etc.)
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >They open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
> > >"Emma" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > message
> > >news:19ff201c44d8f$632c82a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > >> What is dat file extensions..what does it mean....I had
> > >> valid files and now they are dat files and I can't open
> > >> them in the software that created them...
> > >
> > >.
> > >
>

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OK. Seems fair enough.

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"Unknown" <Unknown@Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message news:jZHxc.21734$eH1.9850009@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> I didn't like his 'that's baloney' response.
> "David Candy" <david@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:u%23yKigjTEHA.2972@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> You are both right. Dats can be anything. So don't slag each other off. If
> emma gave details all could make an accurate diagnosis. But she wants to talk
> hypothetically.
>
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> http://home.comcast.net/~wizardofwhimsy/index.html
> "Unknown" <Unknown@Somewhere.Kom> wrote in message
> news:gVFxc.21669$eH1.9828183@newssvr28.news.prodigy.com...
> > Go to control panel, folder options, file types and scroll down to DAT
> > highlight it and read. Then go to www.filext.com and read. Then go to
> > www.videohelp.com. Then do a google search. Then, if you don't know what
> > you're talking about don't reply to posts.
> > "Mousey Mick" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:19ac101c44dc6$1d8008d0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > > That's Baloney !
> > >
> > > DAT files are typically information files about a
> > > particular function (of XP or a program or a service
> > > or . . .) that describe its use and limitations.
> > >
> > > Windows Picture & Fax viewer is for graphics files (JPG,
> > > BMP, GIF, etc.)
> > >
> > > >-----Original Message-----
> > > >They open with Windows Picture and Fax Viewer
> > > >"Emma" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > > message
> > > >news:19ff201c44d8f$632c82a0$a001280a@phx.gbl...
> > > >> What is dat file extensions..what does it mean....I had
> > > >> valid files and now they are dat files and I can't open
> > > >> them in the software that created them...
> > > >
> > > >.
> > > >
> >
>