Comments on: Changing File Associations http://www.robinsblog.com/03112005/changing-file-associations/ Resources for Web Development Students Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:51:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: David Hucklesby http://www.robinsblog.com/03112005/changing-file-associations/comment-page-1/#comment-6 David Hucklesby Tue, 15 Mar 2005 21:30:55 +0000 http://www.robinsblog.com/?p=33#comment-6 I have never understood why Windows works this way. Except for plain text files, all files contain a "signature" in the first few bytes identifying the MIME type. There's a program called Power Desk that I use. It identifies all files from this signature, so it can view ANY file, even if the file name extension is missing completely! Sadly, Power Desk is no longer being maintained. So don't mess with those last few characters in the file name, folks! I have never understood why Windows works this way. Except for plain text files, all files contain a “signature” in the first few bytes identifying the MIME type.

There’s a program called Power Desk that I use. It identifies all files from this signature, so it can view ANY file, even if the file name extension is missing completely!

Sadly, Power Desk is no longer being maintained. So don’t mess with those last few characters in the file name, folks!

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