BIN files

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Various programs use this extension; too many to list individually. Take
clues from the location of the file as a possible pointer to exactly which
program is producing the file. The file's date and time can also help if you
know which programs you were running when the file was written.
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The files come to me as "attachments" e-mails and I can't open them. When I
try, I get an error message that says:
"This file does not have a program associated with it for performing this
action. Create an association in the FOLDER OPTION CONTROL PANEL"

I have no idea what this means
 
No, it is not a"virus". it was a harmless video that I had already received
in a different format. My problem is that I cannot oppen anything that comes
as a BIN file.
 
murdo said:
No, it is not a"virus". it was a harmless video that I had already
received in a different format. My problem is that I cannot oppen
anything that comes as a BIN file.
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"BIN" means nothing. Any file can have any extension. Only by convention and
convenience does "DOC" imply a MS Word file or "EXE" means an executable.

Ask the people who sent you the file what program they used to create it.
Start that program and tell it to open the file.
 
murdo said:
No, it is not a"virus". it was a harmless video that I had already
received
in a different format. My problem is that I cannot oppen anything that
comes
as a BIN file.
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As heybub said, extensions by themselves are meaningless since any file can
have any extension. If you think it's a video, change the extension to
".avi" or ".mpg" and see if you can view it. Otherwise ask the people who
sent you the file what program is needed to open it.

By the way, opening unknown email attachments is a good way to become
infected with a virus. I hope you don't do it regularly.
 
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