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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.

In Alphabetical Order Click on type to find out more
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 .pdf .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
 

The Movie Type Family

.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.

 

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The Backup  Type Family

.qic Is windows 95 /98 system backup by user file
Programs used to open this file are windows backup

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Bitmap & Jpeg Type Family

.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...

EXAMPLES OF .bmp & .jpg
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
example.bmp (64566 bytes)  example10.jpg (7750 bytes) example50.jpg (3300 bytes)

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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 .

Other uses for .exe

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The Fax Type Family

.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 

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   Gif & Tif  Type Family

.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
generally a high quality format
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer, PhotoShop
Image Composer and other good photo programs

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The MS Office Type Family

.ppt  .pps  .pot Is Power Point From Microsoft Office 
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

.xls Is Excel From Microsoft Office 
Programs used to open this file are Excel Only

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  The Adobe Acrobat Reader Type Family

.pdf Somewhat like a web page but more advanced
Viewer is free but program to write costs money
Programs used to open this file are Adobe Acrobat Reader only

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  The Unusual Picture Type Family 

Type

The best description I could think of

.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

Newer and faster And better types are being continually developed .
these types handle more types of information Faster .

Some programs also use exclusive file types which makes
it hard to open these files with other programs .


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  Pictures Hidden with .sys 

When Windows 95/98 Starts and Shuts down
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

To open with paintbrush you must select ALL File Types to
be able to see these files to open them . They will only work
if they are saved with the .sys file extension .

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  System files that are Not directly related to Programs

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    

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The Text Type Family

.txt Is a text only file very plain no fancy fonts.
Programs used to open this file are Notepad etc...

.rtf  Is Rich Text Format
Programs used to open this file are Word Pad etc.

.doc Is A Simple Word Processor Format
Programs used to open this file are Word Pad etc.
older word perfect format also

.wri Is for windows Write
Programs used to open this file are Write Word Pad etc.

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The Music File Type Family

.wav   Is a file like a tape recorder any sound can be in a .wav type.
Programs used to open this file are Sound Recorder Mplayer etc...

.mid .midi  .rmi    Also Known AS MIDI Is a Synthesizer information type
very small file sizes because it is only raw information
Programs used to open this file are Mplayer,WindowsPlayer etc...

.ra   Is Real Audio for fast playing on the Internet
Programs used to open this file are Real Audio Player Only.

.mp3 .m3u a higher compressed .wav type file
allowing faster downloads and smaller file sizes
Programs used to open this file are special mp3 players
and Windows Media Player

.cmf .voc .snd .raw.au .aif .aifc .aiff similar to .wav files
Programs used to open this file are special  players
or Windows Media Player

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   The Browser  Type Family

.class  Is Java Class file
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer , Netscape, etc...

.htm .html   Is   A web Page  (short for Hyper Text Markup Language)
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer , Netscape, etc...

.shtml  Is a secure Web Page

.url   Is a shortcut to a web page (short for Universal Resource Locator)
Programs used to open this file are Internet Explorer , Netscape, etc...

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   The Word Processor Type Family

.wps .wks .wdb .dbf  Microsoft Works
.wps  Word Processor
.wks  
Spread sheet
.wdb 
Data base w/ text
.dbf 
Data base only

.sam  Ami pro
Programs used to open this file are Ami Pro etc.

.wpd Word Perfect
Programs used to open this file are Word Pefect etc.

.eml E-Mail
Programs used to open this file are Outlook Express etc.

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  The Compression Type Family

.zip Is an compressed file , a program like Win Zip is required
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
 

.exe Self extracting zip (Not the program type .exe)
This is a simplified .zip file only about 2 times faster downloading
Does not need Program  to open this file

Other uses for .exe

 

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