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Gran-Pa

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4. May 2003 @ 06:28

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Is there a piece of software around that plays dat files? Coz it's a real pain in the butt downloading files that arn't what they say they are.

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herbsman

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4. May 2003 @ 07:36

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Windows Media Player does.

You can't convert .DAT files as far as I'm aware & you cannot burn and watch on any other stand alone player either.

(If your W.M.P isn't playing DAT then you might need to change certain settings or just right click on the DAT and OPEN WITH... )

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Gran-Pa

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5. May 2003 @ 01:50

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What settings do I change and how?

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herbsman

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5. May 2003 @ 05:11

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If your .dat file has a name then right click on it.Then 'Open With...' and use Windows Media Player

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Gran-Pa

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5. May 2003 @ 11:01

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W.M.P. dont want to know.

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herbsman

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5. May 2003 @ 11:23

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I played a .dat titled Sex Censor.avi

It was a .dat file instead

I double clicked on it & WMP played it!

This is under WinXP Pro...

(It does work if all is correct)

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ken0042

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5. May 2003 @ 11:38

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Make sure you are using Media Player 7 or higher. (click <Help> then <About Media Player>)

On older versions of Windows you sometimes need to hold down the shift key when you right click to get the "open with" option.

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All the bruning info you need to start is here: http://www.dvdrhelp.com/forum/userguides/141024.php#dvd9dvd2one

herbsman

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5. May 2003 @ 14:17

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cheers Ken , I sorted out .dat matters a long time ago & couldn't really remember what I had done (if anything)
lol

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