Windows Files
File formats specific to the Microsoft Windows operating system.
| Extension | Description | Author | File / Link |
|---|---|---|---|
adm
|
Windows ADM policy template files | Microsoft | Download |
ani
|
Windows 95 Animated Cursor Format | R. James Houghtaling | Download |
avi
|
AVI Graphics Format Overview FAQ | John F. McGowan | Link |
| AVI File format (MS Word) | Download | ||
bmp
|
The .bmp file format | Stefan Hetzl | Deprecated resource Link |
| OS/2 Bitmap format | Link | ||
| Windows Bitmap-File Addendum | Kevin D. Quitt | Download | |
| Windows BMP Format (MS Word) | Wim Wouters | Download | |
| Windows Bitmap-File Formats (.BMP/.CUR/.ICO) | Download | ||
cab
|
MS CAB file format with source | Download | |
cache
|
Internet Explorer / Netscape Temporary Internet Files Cache (index.dat) | Will Kranz | Download |
cal
|
Windows 3.1 Calendar Format | Microsoft Corp. | Download |
chm
|
Microsoft's HTML Help (.chm) format (Incomplete) | Matthew T. Russotto | Download |
clp
|
Windows 3.1 Clipboard Format | Microsoft Corp. | Download |
codecs
|
Video compressors/decompressors (codecs) used by Video for Windows and ActiveMovie | Dave Wilson | Link |
| WAVE and AVI Codec Registries | E. Fleischman | Download | |
crd
|
Windows 3.1 Cardfile Format | Microsoft Corp. | Download |
eml
|
Outlook Express for Mac | Anders Lönnberg | Download |
evt
|
Windows Event Viewer Saved Logs | Bill Menees | Download |
fnd
|
Windows 95 Find File Format (partial details) | Edward Blake | Download |
fnt
|
Windows 3.1 Bitmap Font Format | Microsoft Corp. | Download |
fon
|
Windows FON file format | Brian Bi | Download |
grp
|
Windows 3.1 Program Manager Groups | Microsoft Corp. | Download |
hlp
|
OS/2 Help File Format | Max Maischein | Download |
| Utility to disect help files | M. Winterhoff | Download | |
| HLP/ANN/SHG/MRB Windows 3.x/95 help files | M. Winterhoff | Download | |
| Useful site devoted to Help files | Deprecated resource Link | ||
hpj
|
Help project file format | Microsoft | Download |
ico
|
Icon resources in ICO, DLL and EXE files (Also CUR files) | John Hornick | Download |
inf
|
Template for use when creating INF files | Robert Rapp | Download |
lnk
|
Windows .LNK file format sample code | Donald Murray | Download |
| The Windows Shortcut File Format | Jesse Hager | Download | |
| LNK ShortCut Format Example in DOS C Code | Will Kranz | Download | |
long-filen
|
VFAT Directory (with Long Filenames) | Vajda Ferenc | Download |
| How Windows 95 stores LONG FILENAMES | Jozsef Hidasi | Download | |
| Windows Long File Names | Justin Piper | Download | |
msg
|
Outlook MSG file format | Peter Fiskerstrand | Download |
prn-ext
|
Windows PRN Print Files | Download | |
reg
|
Windows Registry File Format (ASCII .REG format) | Jeroen Mostert | Download |
| Windows Registry Files system.dat and user.dat (and CONFIG.POL format) | Download | ||