How to Decipher the Right Application to View an Unknown File Type (With Windows Vista)
Click the "Search the web" link., Look for a result from "Fileinfo.com"., Go back to the "Open-with" dialog box, and program in the file executable link to the software that already should be existing on your computer.
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Click the "Search the web" link.
It will take you to a Bing search page with its search term default set to "file extension (3-digit file extension)".
Just one example would be "file extension doc" but doc could have been set to most any other type of file. , They are pretty accurate as to the programs that can open the file.
If you were to do this manually on a web search page such as Bing or Google, type the extension code followed by the phrase "site:
FileInfo.com".
However, this requires slightly more knowledge of how search pages work with some websites. (I.e.
DOC file information can be found by typing "DOC site:
FileInfo.com" into the search box of the search page, which narrows results down to stuff from FileInfo.com) , -
Step 2: Look for a result from "Fileinfo.com".
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Step 3: Go back to the "Open-with" dialog box
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Step 4: and program in the file executable link to the software that already should be existing on your computer.
Detailed Guide
It will take you to a Bing search page with its search term default set to "file extension (3-digit file extension)".
Just one example would be "file extension doc" but doc could have been set to most any other type of file. , They are pretty accurate as to the programs that can open the file.
If you were to do this manually on a web search page such as Bing or Google, type the extension code followed by the phrase "site:
FileInfo.com".
However, this requires slightly more knowledge of how search pages work with some websites. (I.e.
DOC file information can be found by typing "DOC site:
FileInfo.com" into the search box of the search page, which narrows results down to stuff from FileInfo.com) ,
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