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January 29th, 2008, 01:05 PM
#1
.wnd file ?
Hey all
Got a .wnd file from a client. I can open it in Notepad which I can read the text.
Does anyone know what program this file extention is associated with?
Thanks in advance.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein
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January 29th, 2008, 03:23 PM
#2
I'm sure you checked somewhere like filext and google (I just did) but to no great benefit. Is it definintely from Windows? I found reference to Unknown Apple II file and WinG Hidden Palette Task.
Could the client have simply changed the extension from, say, .doc or .rtf (etc.) to .wnd? Have you thought about opening it in Notepad++ and checking to see if there is a file signature which you could research. I know that MS Word has a specific signature and I *think* it depends upon which version of MS Word is used.
Is there an icon associated with the file or is it a generic Windows icon?
Last edited by Ignatius; January 29th, 2008 at 03:29 PM.
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January 29th, 2008, 06:57 PM
#3
Unless you know what the file is in reference to then it's going to be hard to tell. Different program files can have the same type of extension if there's no standard governing the filetype.
Wind file: http://www.fire.org/downloads/farsit..._wind_file.htm
The software at this site uses .wnd files: http://www.turbosquid.com/
Here's a link for info referenced above: http://filext.com/file-extension/WND
Much more: http://www.google.com/search?q=%22wn...f&start=0&sa=N
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January 29th, 2008, 11:12 PM
#4
If you can open it in Notepad and read the text, it shouldn't matter. Just rename it to .txt . They may have renamed it to get around a filter or something. I know where I work there are several extensions that are blocked.
Though, now that you mention it, I recently saw a .wnd file, but can't recall what it was associated with.
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January 30th, 2008, 07:56 AM
#5
Yeah I ckecked filext and google to no avail. Got the same results Ignatius.
I'll check the text in it now now.
Any other suggestions?
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
Albert Einstein
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January 30th, 2008, 09:17 AM
#6
Ask the client what program they used to create the file.
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January 30th, 2008, 09:46 AM
#7
Originally Posted by WolfeTone
Ask the client what program they used to create the file.
Occam's Razor strikes again. Good call, WolfeTone.
O
"entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
"entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity."
-Occam's Razor
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