The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows operating system versions 2.x, 3.0, 3.0a
SUMMARY
You cannot open a file that does not have an extension by double-clicking
it in the MS-DOS Executive. The extension list in the WIN.INI file will not
recognize an empty extension.
MORE INFORMATION
To open a file without an extension, do the following:
- Determine which application created the file.
- Open that application by either double clicking the EXE file in the
Windows MS-DOS executive with a mouse, or highlight the file in the
MS-DOS executive and press ENTER. If the file was created by an
MS-DOS application, then either double-click the PIF file with the
mouse, or highlight the PIF file and press ENTER.
- After the application is open, open the file using the commands
specific to that particular application.
Another alternative is to rename the file without the extension so
that it has an extension. To rename the file, do the following:
- Highlight the file without the extension.
- From the File menu, choose Rename.
- A dialog box will appear, showing the name of the file to be
renamed and requesting the new name. Type the new filename WITH the
extension and press ENTER.
NOTE: This information applies to Microsoft Windows versions 2.03, 2.1,
2.11, 3.0, and 3.1. It does not apply to later versions of Windows.
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