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Know More about File Extension and the Registry Errors

In Microsoft Windows such as Win XP, when you right-click on a file and select the Properties, you will find information on the appeared properties box about the type of file or the name of the program it works with. Windows can recognize it based on its file extension that is registered in the registry. File extension is the three last characters (unique suffix) after the period in the name of a file that is automatically added according to application you use when saving a document.

If you cannot see this file extension, you can open Windows Explorer, select the Tools menu – Folder Options, move to the View tab, and uncheck Hide extensions for known files types in the Advanced Settings. You can also move to the Files Types tab if you want to see all registered file extensions in your windows. There are tens or maybe hundreds of registered file extensions. The more applications you install the more file extensions will be registered in your windows.

However, installing and uninstalling many applications frequently can cause some registry errors such as the conflict of file extension in the registry. The conflict can cause missing link between file and the program and indirectly will slow down the system in scanning and indexing files in your computers. It is almost impossible to fix the errors manually from registry editor and it will take too much time. If you find registry errors you computers you can use free registry scan and registry cure software. With registry scan software you can repair all registry errors just in seconds and boost your computer’s performance.