.dat extensions - opening a MediaFace file

[scot]

Does anyone know how to open extensions downloaded / sent by
e-mail? I have received a Media Face project which I was
expecting but I can't seem to open it. I have gone into Control
Panel > Folder Options > File Types, and have tried putting in
the extension that is showing in the attachment - which is
".dat". However my computer says another program is using .dat.
I then scrolled down the Advanced tab and tried clicking on
"MediaFace Project" but that made no difference.

I don't think MediaFace it is actually a .dat extension. I
thought the .dat extension was to do with system files. Anyway,
I'm at a loss as to how to deal with this. Any ideas anyone?

Many thanks.

scot

 

[Richard Urban]

Do you have Media Face installed on YOUR computer?

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[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

The .dat extension is not used by any particular program, it is a generic
data extension that is used by a multitude of programs. The .dat file should
be opened with the program that was used to create it.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[scot]

Richard Urban wrote in message:

Do you have Media Face installed on YOUR computer?

Yes, Richard, I installed it on all 3 computers which are needed
to look at the thing I am working on. That's what I meant when I
said I scrolled down to try to make an association with MediaFace
in the "add associations" box. MediaFace came up as a program
because it is on my computer but when I tried to associate .dat
with it, it told me that .dat was associated with something else.
I altered teh association to Media Face but it's still not
opening. I've just noticed that the Media Face Project that came
to me has a .mfp extension. I should probably have set up a new
one so I'll have a go. In the meantime, of course, I have
disassociated the original .dat one with whatever it was
associated with!

scot

 

[scot]

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers"> Hi,

The .dat extension is not used by any particular program, it is
a generic data extension that is used by a multitude of
programs. The .dat file should be opened with the program that
was used to create it.

Ah, well, Rick. Looks like I've messed that one up already. I
should have written it down but have already altered its
association. Not sure if that was right or not. Probably not.
Thanks anyway.
scot

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi,

Go to Folder Options, click on the File types tab, then scroll down and
delete .dat if it's listed. Next time you try to access a .dat file, the
system will prompt you to select a program (just don't enable the "always
use...." option).

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org

 

[scot]

"Rick "Nutcase" Rogers" <

Go to Folder Options, click on the File types tab, then scroll
down and delete .dat if it's listed. Next time you try to
access a .dat file, the system will prompt you to select a
program (just don't enable the "always use...." option).

Thanks Rick. I must have done that the other day anyway, cos I've
just been to look and the .dat tab was missing.

 

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