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marie - 12 Jan 2004 14:27 GMT

Hello,
My spare computer has Windows '95. It is no longer
connected to the internet but when our main pc is in use
it is servicable as a spare.
My question is, how to I open a file ending in .tmp? I
have tried the search button- "search all files" and the
thing will not locate it though it appears in a folder.
Does this mean that .tmp files are only openable if
connected to the net?
If so then why would my search for the file turn up
nothing about its existence, yet I can still locate it on
my own by going into the folder? Could this be a hidden
file and if so how do you open a deliberately hidden file?
Ah the mysteries...Thanks if you can help.

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Bill Starbuck - 12 Jan 2004 18:09 GMT

>My question is, how to I open a file ending in .tmp?

Many tmp files are ordinary text files that one can read with Word or
Notepad. However, a tmp file could be anything and so Word or Notepad
may not be able to read it.

> I
>have tried the search button- "search all files" and the
>thing will not locate it though it appears in a folder.

Strange. Did you try searching for *.tmp?

>Does this mean that .tmp files are only openable if
>connected to the net?

>If so then why would my search for the file turn up
>nothing about its existence, yet I can still locate it on
>my own by going into the folder?

Presumably your instruction to the search command was not the right
instruction.

> Could this be a hidden
>file and if so how do you open a deliberately hidden file?

Right-click on the file, choose "Properties" and uncheck the box
labeled "Hidden".

Bill Starbuck (MVP)

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marie - 14 Jan 2004 20:23 GMT

Thanks both, for your good replies. Will try all the
suggestions. M.

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>>My question is, how to I open a file ending in .tmp?
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philo - 12 Jan 2004 20:20 GMT

> Hello,
> My spare computer has Windows '95. It is no longer
> connected to the internet but when our main pc is in use
> it is servicable as a spare.
> My question is, how to I open a file ending in .tmp?

any such file is a temporary file

you can rename it to end with .txt and directly open it in notepad
or wordpad

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