iNterpoL Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 When I run HJT and save logfile I can't read the log because it's saved with a file extension my computer can't read. Infact the icon image is something I've never seen. With Windows98 how can I change the file extension on the HJT Logfile to make it readable? I wanna post on here to get help, but I can't open to copy and paste. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 the extension should be *.log... try opening it using notepad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNterpoL Posted May 11, 2006 Author Share Posted May 11, 2006 Worked, thanks. Dunno why I didn't try that... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 no prob... you can change the file association for log files to open using notepad upon double clicking... go to explorer's view -> folder options select "file types" tab and search for log extension... then click "edit"... select the "open" action and click "edit"... browse to notepad... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted May 11, 2006 Administrator Share Posted May 11, 2006 Windows 98 did not have a file association for .log. You can always make it .txt and it will work. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 thanks tarun for correcting me... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Tarun Posted May 11, 2006 Administrator Share Posted May 11, 2006 thanks tarun for correcting me... Just adding on. I ran a Windows ME system when I started getting into malware removal, and I recall that logs as .log wouldn't associate. So I'd take hijack.log and rename it to hijack.txt and bingo :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 thanks for the info... i was quite surprised that users cannot associate log files in the previous versions of MS Windows... isnt it a widely used format...? but at least changing the file extension wont corrupt the file... :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted May 11, 2006 Share Posted May 11, 2006 tarun... how about creating a new file type...? :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT Posted May 17, 2006 Share Posted May 17, 2006 these steps will associate the .log extension to the entry for Notepad's .txt extension... i havnt got a chance to try it out... but it should work... go to Windows Explorer then -> View -> Folder Options -> File Types. click the "New Type" button. fill in the three textboxes - Description of Type -> //Example - Associated Extension -> .log - Content Type (MIME) -> text/plain windows will fill the default extension for "Content Type" box but change it to .log using the dropdown list... click "Actions" listbox and click the "New" button. fill in Open for the action and Notepad.exe for the application. Click "OK" button. Click "Close". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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