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.SIF file issue

You know when a file is not allocated a proper .doc or .xml .mp3 symbol so a person does not know what the file is, but on right clicking and selecting to 'OPEN' in any selected format, which then changes that files whether right or wrong to that .doc. How do I change it back so that it is not in any format?

mikey250

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i think ive done it as i accessed right clicked the file, properties and removed the '.sif' at the end and it reverted back. hopefully this will then allow my system to read the file as normal!!

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mikey250

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so although ive changed it to '.sif' - you want me to delete it in: Open Windows Explorer > Tools > Folder Options > Files Types, what will this do?

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mikey250

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ok i will look at it! although the file does appear as a none file, but in order to open it and read whats inside you have to open it as a notepad according to instructions and when ive finished i then just selected properties and removed the .sif which put it back in its 'none' recognisable state, but i think then it was not recognised as a .sif file anymore!!

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Windows relies on the file extension to know what to do with it. If you remove that then by default it becomes "none"

mikey250

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just so you know it is to do with 'RIS' and ive just realised i believe my problem after a whole week of nightmares doing this. just re-installing and starting again. most experts have gone onto bigger and better things but i wish to crack this just so i know. although it wasn't to do with the '.sif' file although that was just a query.

thanks for you help!