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    Feb 2, 2008, 03:18 PM
    How to open Files
    How do I open a .dat file in Windows Vista?
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    Feb 2, 2008, 05:45 PM
    A .dat file should be noting more then a flat ASCII file. Did you try to open it in "Notepad?"
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    Feb 2, 2008, 05:51 PM
    You can try here: MS-TNEF degenerator
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    Feb 2, 2008, 07:08 PM
    Depends on what created it. Dat files have no native format. Sometimes they are plain ASCII, other times they are a format native to the application that created it.

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