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Other => Other => Topic started by: harry 48 on January 20, 2009, 03:51:29 PM
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in my " documents " i have a file called shared files which i want to clear of hundreds of files
i know that they are text and photo files from msn
when i try to open them it says windows cannot open so i used windows to learn that there is a download to open these before i delete them incase i want to keep some
has anyone used or knows of a download for this , thanks for any help , harry
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Copy the DT2 files to another folder, say %temp%, then rename them to filename.jpg and they should open in your default image viewer or browser.
Same with ID2 but rename them filename.txt and they should open in Notepad or whatever your default is.
Good luck
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hi dusty , i tried 3/4 times to do what you said and i could not do it , i can copy the files to my computer and when i rename name say to ( harry . txt ) it changed the picture in the box to a notepad , but when i opened it , it was in code
could you explain it to an ( old ) novice slowly , harry
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OK Harry, seems like you changed the extension of an image file (.DT2) to .txt then tried to get Notepad to open it, plain text editors like Notepad cannot open image files.
So we'll try something slightly different.
Open the folder which contains the original .DT2 files. Click to open any .DT2 file and when the pane opens saying that Windows cannot open this file, check the box to select from a list of files then click OK. A window showing a list of well-known programs will be displayed, on that list highlight Internet Explorer (or Firefox if that is your browser) then check the box which says "Always use the selected program to open this kind of file" then click OK. Alternatives to Internet Explorer or Firefox could be any image displaying program such as Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or another image program you have installed, such as Irfanview.
From here on any time you click on a .DT2 file whichever program you selected will open the file. The hip name for this process is File Association, in other words you have associated the file type (DT2) with a program to open it.
Do the same for the .ID2 files but this time select Notepad as the program to open them.
Good luck
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hello dusty , i was able to open and delete some dt2 files but most brought up the warning bar saying blocked content , so i clicked it and warned of scrolls and active x
i clicked download but they will not open
the id2 files i had to right click them to send them to notepad and they turn out to be code of some sort as you can see below , but when i look at it in notepad it's just a line of squares
thank you , harry
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OK Harry - back with you now, sorry for delay.
Please attach one of each file type without trying to open it in Notepad or any other program. If an error message is displayed please post the EXACT complete message.
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thank you for coming back , i tried to download 4 files , ch , said they were to big i took 2 out and now it will not let me do it
is there any other place were i can go to download
harry
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PM'd you
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DT2 files - had no problem opening the one you e-mailed. I opened it with FireFox and Irfanview then renamed it with the extension .JPG and again opened it with Irfanview. (See attached). Please send a .DT2 file you are having problems opening.
Not had any success with opening the .ID2 file you sent but think it contains a description for a specific DT2 file which would be displayed with that file.
Can you no longer open the files with MSN Live?
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Even if you do delete these- MSN will likely recreate them the next time their needed.
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none of the files will come up with the warnings after i tried to convert them as in
the previous posts above , i do think that they are all msn text and pictures files
converted to stop me opening them, so i am going to mess around with them as i
have got irfanview and then i will delete all of them , i can still open files on msn
what do you think , harry
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I've never used MSN, in fact I steer clear of it for various, though probably unfounded, reasons. What I would do is create another folder somewhere and move all the DT2 and ID2 files to there. If no program issues a "file not found" error message for any of them for say a couple of weeks I'd then delete the lot. If you run MSN and it does re-create the files in the original folder then I'd probably get rid of MSN unless there is a compelling reason why you want to continue using it.
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What are your possibly unfounded reasons Dusty? I haven't had any problems with it.
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What are your possibly unfounded reasons Dusty? I haven't had any problems with it.
I thought someone might take me to task for that statement. I haven't had any problems with it either, due to never having used it, just like I've never used IE. I seem to remember some not so complimentary comments about MSN but, as I said, probably unfounded.
I'd never own a Ford vehicle either for the same unfounded reasons.
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I've never used MSN, in fact I steer clear of it for various, though probably unfounded, reasons
like you , iv'e never had a dog ( cats yes )and i stay clear of them , probably unfounded
ok dusty i will do as you said and thank you for all your help
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Well, those who wonder on how to open an unknown file must go to the location of this unknown file, double-click it, and choose Use the Web service to find the correct program option. You will then be guided to the right program. Then, type openwith.org in the address bar and press Enter. Click on the blank field beside Search and type in SQL or DOC following the period in your file name. Press Search and you will be provided with information regarding the programs you can use to open the file. Download and install the program and use it on the unknown file.
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...go to the location of this unknown file, double-click it...
Seems like that could prove to be a dangerous way of handling unknown file types.
I would think a better, safer approach would be to simply plug in the file extension at a dedicated file extension discovery service such as http://filext.com/ or http://www.file-extensions.org/ - you'll then be able to decide if you've got the proper program(s) on your machine to handle the file, or if you need to install said program(s).
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He's managed to bump a year-old Topic...
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Hi, patio.
Ha! Seems as if I've fallen into the same trap - I'll try to do better. ;)
Thx!
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No problem...
BTW ...Welcome Aboard !
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Actually it's 2 years old. Gotta change that calendar patio ;D
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