A file type is defined by
the decimal point and 3 to 5 letters and numbers that follow,
at the end of the file name , The icon for the program that is
designated to open
that type of file should show up in front of the file name if the type is
hidden.
| A | .avi | .ani | .ast | .asx | .asf |
| .aif | .aifc | .aiff | .acc | .au | |
| B | .bmp | .bat | .bin | .bak | |
| C | .com | .cpl | .cfg | .cur | .cab |
| .chk | .cmf | .class | |||
| D | .doc | .dbf | .dll | .drv | .dat |
| .dfv | .dib | ||||
| E | .eml | .exe #1 | .exe #2 | .eps | |
| F-G | .fon | .fxi | .fpx | .gif | |
| H | .htm | .html | .hlp | ||
| I | .inf | .ico | .ini | ||
| J-K | .jpg | ||||
| L | .lnk | ||||
| M | .mid | .mov | .mpeg | .mpg | .mpe |
| .mpa | .mp2 | .mp3 | .m3u | .mac | |
| .mic | .mix | ||||
| N-O | .ocx | ||||
| P | .pif | .pdd .pdb | .pal | .pic | |
| .pcx | .pcd | .pct | .png | .psd | |
| Power Point .ppt .pps .pot | |||||
| Q | .qt | .qic | |||
| R | .ra | .rtf | .rmi | .rle | |
| S | .sys #1 | .sys #2 | .sam | .scr | .snd |
| .swp | .shtml | ||||
| T | .tif | .txt | .ttf | .tmp | .tga |
| U-V | .url | .voc | .vxd | ||
| W | .wav | .wpd | .wps | .wks | .wdb |
| .wab | .wri | .wmf | |||
| X | .xls | ||||
| Y Z | .zip | ||||
If what you are
looking for is not on the list please E-mail me
so I can expand the list. If you could include the file it would help
.asf .ast .asx Streaming
Media
Programs used to open this file are Mplayer Windows
Player etc...
.avi Basically
a bunch of frames set to show one after
another .
Programs used to open this file are Mplayer Windows Player
etc...
.mpa .miv .mp2 .mpg .mpe
.mpeg Like .avi But Higher
compression so faster downloading times
Programs used to open this file are Mplayer Windows Player
etc...
.mov .qt Primarily
a Mac. based file type.
Programs used to open this file are Quick Time Player
etc...
Speeds that Video shows up on asx files
1.
10MB per second - YOU CAN SEE
2. T1 (1.53MB per second) - YOU CAN SEE
3. ADSL (1MB per second) - YOU CAN SEE
4. Cable Modem (512kbps) - YOU CAN SEE
5. 256kbps - YOU CAN NOT SEE
6. 128kbps - YOU CAN NOT SEE
7. 64kbps - YOU CAN NOT SEE.
Back to file types menu click here
.qic Is
windows 95 /98 system backup by user file
Programs used to open this file are windows backup
Back to file types menu click here
.bmp is
a uncompressed picture which can be 24bit(16million
colors)
8bit is 256 colors , 4bit is
16 colors or b&w
Programs used to open this file are Paint Brush etc...
.jpg is a compressed 24
bit picture which is only 1/20 to 1/10
the size of any other format which makes file transfers much faster.
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer ,
photo program etc...
| example.bmp (64566 bytes) very slow loading |
.jpg
10% compression (7750 bytes) 8.3 times faster loading than .bmp |
.jpg
50% compression (3300 bytes) 19.5 times faster loading than .bmp |
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The
Program Type Family
These Are Programs so they do Not need a program to
open
.exe Is The
most common type Program , If everything was done
in .exe the download time would be too Long.
see also .exe self extracting zip file
.com Is a Primarily dos based program Not very common any more.
.pif Is
a Type of a batch file used to run dos based programs
in windows without restarting in the dos mode .
.bat
Is an Batch file used to start or set other programs or
file copy stuff still used in some installs .
Back to file types menu click here
.fxi Fax
Information
Programs used to open this file are Fax Programs
etc.
.dfv Answering
Machine Compressed sound file
Programs used to open this file are Fax Programs
etc.
Fax also uses .tif files for pictures
Back to file types menu click here
.gif is a
picture maximum 256 colors but has one advantage it
can have transparent
areas of the picture and can have multiple frames , most animations on the net
are .gif type
note if opened with a program that doesn't support
animations only the last frame will show .
Programs used to open this file are Internet
Explorer, PhotoShop etc...
.tif Non
compressed photo can be any number of colors Back to file types
menu click here .ppt .pps .pot Is
Power Point From Microsoft Office .xls Is
Excel From Microsoft Office Back to file types
menu click here The
Adobe Acrobat Reader Type Family .pdf Somewhat
like a web page but more advanced Back to file types
menu click here The
Unusual Picture Type Family The best description I could think of Newer and faster And better types are being continually
developed . Some programs also use exclusive file types which makes Back to file types
menu click here When Windows 95/98 Starts and Shuts down To open with paintbrush you must select ALL
File Types to Back to file types
menu click here System
files that are Not directly related to Programs Back to file types
menu click here .txt Is a
text only file very plain no fancy fonts. .rtf
Is Rich Text Format .doc Is
A Simple Word Processor Format .wri Is
for windows Write Back to file types
menu click here The Music File Type Family .wav
Is a file like a tape recorder any sound can be in a .wav type. .mid .midi .rmi
Also Known AS MIDI Is a Synthesizer information type .ra
Is Real Audio for fast playing on the Internet .mp3 .m3u a
higher compressed .wav type file .cmf .voc .snd .raw.au .aif .aifc
.aiff similar to .wav files Back to file types
menu click here .class Is
Java Class file .htm .html Is
A web Page (short for Hyper Text Markup Language) .shtml Is
a secure Web Page .url
Is a shortcut to a web page (short for Universal Resource Locator) Back to file types
menu click here The
Word Processor Type Family .wps .wks .wdb .dbf
Microsoft Works .sam Ami
pro .wpd Word
Perfect .eml E-Mail Back to file types
menu click here .zip Is
an compressed file , a program like Win Zip is required .exe Self
extracting zip (Not the program type .exe) Back to file types
menu click here
generally a high quality format
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer,
PhotoShop
Image Composer and other good photo programs
Programs used to open this file are Power Point Only
Click Below To download a PowerPoint™ Viewer from Microsoft
http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/2000/downloadDetails/Ppview97.htm
Programs used to open this file are Excel Only
Viewer is free but program to write costs money
Programs used to open this file are Adobe Acrobat
Reader only
Type
.acc
Altamira Composer
.dib
Like .bmp Opens with Paint Brush
.eps
.fpx
Flash Pix
.mac
Primarily a Mac. based file type.
.mic
Microsoft Image Composer
.mix
Microsoft Picture It
.pcx
Z Soft
.pcd
Photo C.D.
.pct
Pict File Format
.pic
Primarily a Mac. based file type.
.png
Network Graphic
.pdd
.pdb
Adobe Photo Deluxe
.psd
Adobe Photo shop
.rle
Like .bmp older
.tga
Targa File Format
.wmf
Windows meta file
these types handle more types of information Faster .
it hard to open these files with other programs .
The pictures you see are changeable and hidden with a .sys extension
You can put any 256 color .bmp picture 320 pix wide and
400 pix high their .Windows will stretch it to fit the screen.
The Files used are
c:\logo.sys For the startup logo
c:\windows\logow.sys for the wait to turn off screen
and c:\windows\logos.sys for the safe to turn off screen
be able to see these files to open them . They will only work
if they are saved with the .sys file
extension .
A-B
.ani=
Animated Cursor
.bak= backup
.bin= system use
C
.cpl
= control panel file
.cab
=File cabinet
.cur
= Cursor
.cfg
= Configuration
.chk=from
check disk
D-E
.dll
= driver and other info
.drv
= older driver
F
.fon
= older fonts
H
.hlp
= help file
.ico
= Icon
I
.ini
= initialize info for program
.inf
= information
J-L
.lnk
= link ie. shortcut
.log
= log file
M-N
O
.ocx=
.old
= backup of file
P-Q
.pal
= color palette
R-S
.swp = Swap File for memory
.scr
= screen saver
.sys
= system file
T-U
.tmp
= Temporary File
.ttf
= true type font
V
.vxd=
W
.wab=
windows address book
Programs used to open this file are Notepad etc...
Programs used to open this file are Word Pad etc.
Programs used to open this file are Word Pad etc.
older word perfect format also
Programs used to open this file are Write Word Pad
etc.
Programs used to open this file are Sound Recorder Mplayer
etc...
very small file sizes because it is only raw information
Programs used to open this file are Mplayer,WindowsPlayer
etc...
Programs used to open this file are Real Audio Player
Only.
allowing faster downloads and smaller file sizes
Programs used to open this file are special mp3
players
and Windows Media Player
Programs used to open this file are special
players
or Windows Media Player
Programs used to open this file are Internet
Explorer , Netscape, etc...
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer ,
Netscape, etc...
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer ,
Netscape, etc...
.wps Word
Processor
.wks Spread sheet
.wdb Data base
w/ text
.dbf Data base only
Programs used to open this file are Ami Pro etc.
Programs used to open this file are Word Pefect
etc.
Programs used to open this file are Outlook Express
etc.
to extract it into a normal file or multiple files , 25 times Faster
downloading
Programs used to open this file are Pkunzip WinZip etc...
If you need a program for this type of file click below
click
here to link to a free unzip program program
additional instructions at the site
This is a simplified .zip file only about 2 times faster downloading
Does not need Program to open this file
