Rename File Type

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I have a video file that is named xx00 as the file type, How can I change it to .avi so My dvd burner will recognize it?
 
Is it an avi? Where did it come from? You can't just change a file extension
9 times out of 10 and expect the file to be useable.

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I have a video file that is named xx00 as the file type, How can I change it
to .avi so My dvd burner will recognize it?
 
I figured it out, Thanks anyway.
First of all make sure you *can* modify file extensions :

- open Windows' Start menu, select Run.... Type in "explorer" (without the quotes)
- in the 'Tools' menu, select folder options
- then click on View
- Deselect the option "hide file extensions for known file types"


From now on, to rename files, right-click the file to rename, select rename, then give the file a new name and extension, then hit enter.
I have a video file that is named xx00 as the file type, How can I change it to .avi so My dvd burner will recognize it?
 
Of course that is how you change a file extension. However, you should not do this unless you know that the file is in fact that particular format.
For example, I could easily change the extension of a file from "txt" to "jpg", but that will not make the file into a jpeg.
Jim
I figured it out, Thanks anyway.
First of all make sure you *can* modify file extensions :

- open Windows' Start menu, select Run.... Type in "explorer" (without the quotes)
- in the 'Tools' menu, select folder options
- then click on View
- Deselect the option "hide file extensions for known file types"


From now on, to rename files, right-click the file to rename, select rename, then give the file a new name and extension, then hit enter.
I have a video file that is named xx00 as the file type, How can I change it to .avi so My dvd burner will recognize it?
 
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