.CFG File

File extension: CFG

File type: Configuration

Do you have CFG - related issues?
First check your registry for hidden errors.

Notes about the CFG file extension:

Errors in your registry are one of the common causes for incorrect file associations on your windows system. It is highly recommended that you check your registry for file association errors (will also check for any other registry errors).

The CFG file type is primarily associated with 'Configuration'. A configuration file that is usually created when you change some settings in a program that uses .CFG files to store the settings. You should not attempt to change this file outside of the program that created it.

Detailed information for file extension CFG:

Primary association: Configuration

Other applications associated with file type CFG:

Flight Simulator (Aircraft Configuration File) by Microsoft CorporationA flight simulation program. This is the main aircraft.cfg file. The identifying characters used for this association are - Hex: 5B 66 6C 74 73 69 6D 2E 30 5D , ASCII: [fltsim.0]
Pro/ENGINEER (Configuration) by PTCPro/ENGINEER is a 3D product design product, featuring productivity tools that promote best practices in design while ensuring compliance with your industry and company standards.
Proxomitron (Configuration File) by Scott R. Lemmon (deceased)Proxomitron is a local HTTP web-filtering proxy. Be default it uses .CFG files for configuration but this extension is also used, as can any text file that is properly formatted. This association is classified as Text. The Mime types used with this association are: text/plain.

'Identifying characters' used on FILExt.com are
provided by Marco Pontello from his TrID database

Important: When encountering any file extension issues it is always recommended that you run a free scan for Windows registry errors.

Technical data

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System Info for File Extension .CFG

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and information FILExt collected directly from user systems.

ProgramID: CFGFile, FileType: Microsoft Office Outlook Configuration File

ProgramID: CFGFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Symantec\Ghost\AIBuilder.exe %1

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Boxer Text Editor\b.exe

ProgramID: txtfile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\system32\NOTEPAD.EXE %1

ProgramID: MXcfg
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\mfw\pfe\pfe32.exe %1

ProgramID: RVS-CFG
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\RVS\WCOM\SYSTEM\RVSEDIT.EXE %1

ProgramID: CFGFile
EXEFile: D:\norton\ghost\Norton Ghost v7.0\AIBuilder.exe %1

ProgramID: SAS.Config.701
EXEFile: NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: inifile
EXEFile: %SystemRoot%\System32\NOTEPAD.EXE

ProgramID: CFGFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Flock\flock\flock.exe

ProgramID: PoiCfg
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Dnote Software\PoiEdit2007\PoiEdit.exe

ProgramID: UTSmart Config File
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\UTStarcom\UTSmart\UTSmart.exe

Program Name and MIME Type Info for File Extension .CFG

FILExt has been given permission to display a Program Name/MIME type database collected by Anthony R. Nemmer. Some of this data has already been included into the main FILExt database. Those entries which have not yet been incorporated are displayed below.

Program Name Mime Type application/octet-stream application/x-sas

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