How to open Dat file in Win7 system?

1, first look at the introduction, .dat is not a standard file, many software use this extension, but the file meaning is different, so it is necessary to analyze the specific content!

2 In the computer search, there will be a lot of dat format files, according to programming habits and experience, the dat files in the computer mainly have two formats, one is a plain text file, available notepad, tablet, UE, winhex, etc. The tool opens. The other is a multimedia image file that can be opened with the Windows Media Player or other media software that comes with the system.

3, first look at the text format, generally look at the size of the file, only a few K, can be opened according to the content of the text! Or can be displayed normally, if it is encrypted file may appear garbled 4

4, look at the media format, a larger look in the computer, drag it into the player to see, or can not play, here can not play the media format, but also May be the reason why the player can't decode!

5. To sum up, to open a file, you must first know its internal format, instead of looking at his extension. The extension is just an internal format prompt. There is no good way to identify its internal compartment, only try to open it!