moon Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 I had my firewall key stored, in several locations, as a notepad file. I just went to retrieve it and it's changed from a Notepad file to an XBIN file. What's an XBIN file, how did it happen and, most importantly, how do I open one ? :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 what is the extension moon? You can check out file extensions here http://filext.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 It's .xbin, innit. I mean, .xbin, not .xbin innit. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 It's not in your link's database nell. :blink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 I don't know moon.... have you done a search for notepad.exe? has it been zapped by any chance?or you could try right clicking on the file and then clicking open with.... and resetting the path to open with notepad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Tried opening with notepad- gobbledegook.Tried renaming to .txt and I get all my license details but not the key. I'm guessing that my license details were encrypted into the key , which was a very, very long key, and something has tripped. There is no time limit on this programme, I've bought the pro version. I actually had the same file stored on CD and I can't read that either. It's changed to .xbin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted July 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 The question needs answering 'cause it's so weird BUT I've got myself off the hook. I copied the entire folder from my programme files and pasted it directly into the programme files on another machine. I ran the .exe and it worked without asking for the key. Cool.PS. It's not my firewall, as wrongly typed previously, it's RegSupreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 still strange that your txt file changed though :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catgate Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 I have a wonderful little prog. (Typea. com) that was on a mag. cover disc in the days of Win 3.1, or maybe before, that will print out all the ASCI characters in a compiled/coded file. It has got me out of trouble a few times, but it needs DOS. If someone will tell me how I can post it on the forum I will do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackrat Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 This will tell you about XBIN, although how this notepad file was changed is beyond me.http://www.acid.org/info/xbin/x_what.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nellie2 Posted July 10, 2004 Report Share Posted July 10, 2004 Oh well there you go, something fell out of one of moons arty files and into his notepad file.... it's obvious!! :unsure: :D :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted July 11, 2004 Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 It's the ALIENS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moon Posted July 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2004 This will tell you about XBIN, although how this notepad file was changed is beyond me.Not surprising really. I've been looking at the wrong bleedin' file. :blink: :rolleyes: :D Someone close this thread before my miniscule reputation shrinks any smaller. :DEdit;Perhaps a poll would be in order.PlonkerWeirdoNumbnutAll of the above :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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